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Tectonic Hazard Profiles: Hazard Impacts, Vulnerability and Resilience

Measuring Tectonic Hazards:

Measurement	Hazard	Scale
Richter scale	Earthquake	0-9
Moment Magnitude Scale	Earthquake	0-9
Mercalli Scale	Earthquake	I-XII
Volcanic Explosivity Index	Volcano	0-8
Tsunami intensity scale	Tsunami	I-VI

Hazard Profiles:

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Tectonic Hazard Profile: A technique used to try to understand the physical characteristics of different types of hazards.

Can also be used to analyse and assess the same hazards that take place in contrasting locations.
Based on: Frequency, Duration, Speed of onset etc. ↳ Compares the physical processes that all hazards share.

Problems with Hazard Profiles:

Degree of reliability when comparing different event types which are measured using different scales.
To accurately rank multiple hazards on one scale, certain elements of the hazard become inaccurately displayed or must be omitted from the profile itself.

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Topic 1: Tectonic Processes & Hazards

The Global Distribution of Tectonic Hazards