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When the Earth moves : mega-earthquakes to come?

Recurso electrónico / electronic resource
Section: Electronic documents
Title: When the Earth moves : mega-earthquakes to come? / Aon Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre
Publication: Chicago : AON Benfield, 2010Notes: Sumario: 2010 has already proven to be a devastating year for earthquakes, with events in Haiti and Chile providing the world with a tragic reminder of the power and destructive capabilities of these natural perils. the Chile earthquake was particularly notable, as the seventh largest magnitude earthquake ever recorded. Most earthquakes of this kind areproduced at subduction zones: this report considers some of the locations where such earthquakes may occur in the future and result in losses to the insurance industry: Caribbean (lesser Antilles), Chile, Indonesia (Sumatra), Japan, North America (Cascadia)Materia / lugar / evento: Seguro de riesgos extraordinarios Reaseguro Terremotos Catástrofes naturales Siniestro máximo probable Análisis probabilísticos Otros autores: Aon Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre
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