earthquake
Let an agent explain earthquakes and their measurement, give preparedness and safety guidance from official sources, report events with sourced data, and describe seismic hazard and building safety.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Safety During and after.
During
What to do.
During
During.
- Is an earthquake happening or has one just occurred, and what does official guidance say to do now, such as drop, cover and hold on? action
- Is there a tsunami warning for the coast? boundary
After
Aftermath.
After
After.
- What hazards follow an earthquake, such as aftershocks, gas leaks and damaged buildings? provenance
- How can people and damage be reported? provenance
Science How earthquakes work.
Causes
Causes and faults.
Causes
Causes.
- What causes earthquakes, and what kind of fault produced this one? definition
- Why do some regions have more earthquakes? definition
Measure
Magnitude and intensity.
Measure
Measurement.
- What do magnitude and intensity scales measure, and what was the magnitude and depth of this earthquake, according to seismological agencies? provenance
- Can earthquakes be predicted? boundary
Prepare Preparedness.
Home
Home preparedness.
Home
Home preparedness.
- What supplies and steps does official guidance recommend for earthquake preparedness? provenance
- How can furniture and fixtures be secured? action
Buildings
Building safety.
Buildings
Building safety.
- Which seismic building codes apply here, and how can existing buildings be assessed or retrofitted? provenance
- Is early warning available? provenance
Events Specific earthquakes.
Recent
Recent events.
Recent
Recent events.
- What is known about this earthquake, its effects and response, according to agencies and reliable reports? provenance
- How can people help affected areas through legitimate channels? provenance
History
Historic earthquakes.
History
History.
- Which historic earthquakes shaped this region and its building practices? provenance
- How can earthquakes be taught? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- noun.event
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.EVT
- Facets: substance
- activity
- Facets: origin
- conceptual
- Facets: agency
- inert
- Facets: mobility
- not-applicable
- Facets: scale
- not-applicable
- Facets: affordances
- observable
- Other names and narrower kinds
- quake, temblor, seism, tremor, earth tremor, microseism, aftershock, foreshock, seaquake, submarine earthquake
What it is Filled
Shaking and vibration of the Earth surface caused by sudden release of energy, usually from movement along a fault, and also by volcanic activity, collapses and human activity such as mining or fluid injection; earthquakes range from imperceptible microearthquakes to catastrophic events, are measured by magnitude and intensity, and are the subject of seismology, preparedness and building codes.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain earthquakes and their measurement, give preparedness and safety guidance from official sources, report events with sourced data, and describe seismic hazard and building safety.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Sudden energy release
- Fault or other source
- Magnitude and intensity scales
- Hazard varies by region
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Predict the time and place of a specific earthquake or spread unofficial predictions.
- Declare a damaged building safe to enter.
- Delay or suppress official warnings or alerts.
- Exploit disaster victims through scams or misleading appeals.
Only with a human decision
- Issuing evacuation or alert messages to the public.
- Search and rescue decisions.
May
- Report earthquakes from seismological agencies with magnitude, location and time.
- Share official safety guidance and warnings during and after an earthquake.
- Help locate shelters and services published by authorities.
Moral aspects Filled
- Earthquakes kill through collapsing buildings; preparedness and honest information save lives.
- Recovery aid is often unequal and the poorest suffer most.
Who is affected
- People in affected areas
- Rescue workers
- Displaced families
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody: a natural hazard; civil protection authorities manage response and seismological agencies record it.
Master systems
- National seismological catalogues
- International seismological centre bulletins
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- oewn-11437786-n - registry parent class
related
- geological event - category
- continental-drift - plate tectonics
- geological formation - rocks and structures
- storm - other natural hazard
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.earthquake
- Open English WordNet: oewn-07443554-n
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Sudden ground shaking
- Measured by seismographs
- Tremors from traffic or explosions are not tectonic earthquakes
- Ground shaking, sometimes with visible ground rupture and damage.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain causes and measurement
- give safety guidance before, during and after
- report recent earthquakes with sources
- explain seismic hazard and building codes
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Building collapse
- Tsunamis and landslides
- Misinformation about prediction
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Seismic building codes
- National earthquake early warning and civil protection rules
- Magnitude and intensity scale conventions
Context of use required Filled
- Understanding and preparing for seismic hazards.
- tectonic earthquakes
- volcanic earthquakes
- induced earthquakes
- aftershocks and swarms
- microseisms and tremors
Sources Filled
- Open English WordNet 2024, synset oewn-07443554-n - sense and gloss of the concept
- Wiktionary: earthquake - word senses and usage
Open questions
- Should seismic hazard be a separate entry?
- How should earthquake catalogues be linked?
- How should preparedness guidance be localised?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-earthquake/spec.json