The January-February 2014 Cephalonia (Ionian Sea, Western Greece) Earthquake Sequence: Damage Pattern on Buildings

Abstract eng:
The early 2014 Cephalonia earthquake sequence comprised two main shocks with almost the same magnitude (Mw 6.0) occurred successively in short time (January 26, February 3) and space (western Cephalonia, Paliki peninsula). The first event caused damage mainly in the Paliki peninsula, while the second aggravated damage induced by the first. The dominant buildings types are masonry, reinforced concrete (RC) and monumental buildings. Masonry buildings suffered the most due to their high vulnerability. RC buildings showed good performance due to their good construction quality. The monumental and cultural heritage buildings showed good performance due to their resistance and stiffness. In conclusion, the severity of the 2014 Cephalonia earthquakes was not reflected in the overall picture and the spatial distribution of damage on the building stock of western Cephalonia due to the fact that these buildings possess higher strength under earthquake effects than the expected for the affected area. Based on the application of the European Macroseismic Scale 1998 (EMS-98) for the early 2014 Cephalonia earthquakes, seismic intensities in the Paliki peninsula ranged from V to VIII. Based on the assigned EMS-98 seismic intensities and historical earthquake intensity data, it is concluded that the Paliki peninsula is the area most affected by both 2014 earthquakes and it is the part of Cephalonia usually and mostly affected by earthquake effects in its natural and built environment.

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