Compilation, Analysis, and Construction of Database for Historical Materials of Past Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions

The Collaborative Research Organization for Historical Materials on Earthquakes and Volcanoes has been established as a result of collaboration between the Earthquake Research Institute and the Historiographical Institute at the University of Tokyo. In this interdisciplinary organization, historians and seismologists work together to develop a scientific database system that can provide long-term information about seismic and volcanic activities in Japan by compiling and analyzing historical materials. This historical data is essential for long-term forecasts of future seismic and volcanic hazards, which in turn will lead to creating sustainable cities and communities.

- Earthquake Research Institute
- Historiographical Institute

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- Nishiyama, A., Ebara, M., Katagiri, A., Oishi, Y. and Satake, K., Development of historical earthquake and volcanic activity database using historical diaries, IAG-IASPEI-joint scientific assembly, August 2017 (abstract S04-P-01). https://confit.atlas.jp/guide/event/iagiaspei2017/top?lang=en
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