Abstract
Hydrological consequences of earthquakes are not directly recognized in the first stage of a disaster, but appear in the secondary disasters such as failures of dammed reservoirs and changes of groundwater conditions. The main features of the hydrological effects caused by the earthquakes are classified and their aspects are reported through several examples experienced in Japan.
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Japanese Association for Disaster Prevention, 1986, The Forecast and Countermeasures Against Secondary Disasters (in Japanese).
National Committee for Countermeasures against Land Slides, 1969, Matsushiro Earthquake and the Land Slide (in Japanese).
Yoshino F, 1989, ‘Hydrological Consequences of Earthquakes Experienced in Japan’, Hydrology of Disasters, World Meteorological Organization, pp. 274–283.
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Terakawa, A., Matsuo, O. (1996). Earthquakes. In: Singh, V.P. (eds) Hydrology of Disasters. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 24. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8680-1_13
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