Building Vulnerability and Damage during the 2008 Baluchistan Earthquake in Pakistan and Past Experiences

Research Article| May 01, 2010 Building Vulnerability and Damage during the 2008 Baluchistan Earthquake in Pakistan and Past Experiences S. T. Maqsood; S. T. Maqsood Earthquake Damage Analysis Center Bauhaus-Universität Weimar Marienstr. 13B D-99421, Weimar, Germany tariq.maqsood@uni-weimar.de (S. T. M.) schwarz@uni-weimar.de (J. S.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar J. Schwarz J. Schwarz Earthquake Damage Analysis Center Bauhaus-Universität Weimar Marienstr. 13B D-99421, Weimar, Germany tariq.maqsood@uni-weimar.de (S. T. M.) schwarz@uni-weimar.de (J. S.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information S. T. Maqsood Earthquake Damage Analysis Center Bauhaus-Universität Weimar Marienstr. 13B D-99421, Weimar, Germany tariq.maqsood@uni-weimar.de (S. T. M.) schwarz@uni-weimar.de (J. S.) J. Schwarz Earthquake Damage Analysis Center Bauhaus-Universität Weimar Marienstr. 13B D-99421, Weimar, Germany tariq.maqsood@uni-weimar.de (S. T. M.) schwarz@uni-weimar.de (J. S.) Publisher: Seismological Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1938-2057 Print ISSN: 0895-0695 © 2010 by the Seismological Society of America Seismological Research Letters (2010) 81 (3): 514–525. https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.81.3.514 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation S. T. Maqsood, J. Schwarz; Building Vulnerability and Damage during the 2008 Baluchistan Earthquake in Pakistan and Past Experiences. Seismological Research Letters 2010;; 81 (3): 514–525. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.81.3.514 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search On the morning of 29 October 2008, a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale occurred in Pakistan's southwestern province of Baluchistan. The worst-hit areas were the union councils of Kuch, Kawas, and Zandra districts of Ziarat, Pishin, and Harnai (see Figure 1). The epicenter of the earthquake was 70 km northeast of the provincial capital of Quetta and 25 km east of Ziarat. The earthquake affected more than 120,000 people. One hundred sixty-four people lost their lives and 173 people were injured. The majority of building stock in the area consists of mud/adobe houses... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.