Death and injury in earthquakes
- 1 March 1985
- Vol. 9 (1) , 57-60
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7717.1985.tb00911.x
Abstract
The assumption that the ratio of mortality to morbidity will approximate 1:3 in earthquake disasters is investigated. When it occurs, a 1:3 ratio is most likely to coincide with a Richter magnitude in the range 6.5-7.4, but many other ratios of death to injuries may instead be probable. For each individual disaster the pattern of casualties is likely to be very heterogeneous, but it would be easier to discover regularities if a more standardized definition of 'injury' could be found.Keywords
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