%0 Journal Article
%T An¨¢lisis hist¨®rico de las amenazas s¨ªsmicas y geol¨®gicas de la ciudad de Cuman¨¢, Venezuela
%A BEAUPERTHUY URICH
%A LUIS DANIEL
%J Revista de la Facultad de Ingenier¨ªa Universidad Central de Venezuela
%D 2006
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%X the aim of this study is to describe the main natural hazards associated with the cuman¨¢ earthquakes in venezuela. written testimonies on historical cuman¨¢ earthquakes were reviewed in order to identify the different marine and geological phenomena which recur in those seismic events. as result of this revision, the following recurring phenomena were identified: penetration of a marine wave and coastal sinking in the neighborhood of the manzanares river mouth; shallow lateral spread cracks along the shoreline and river margins; liquefaction on alluvial plains, mainly near the river and shoreline. additionally, seismic motion intensity shows an increasing tendency toward the shoreline and the river. the july 9, 1997 earthquake confirmed these hazards and the places where they had greatest impact.
%K historical seismicity
%K site effects
%K natural hazards
%K seismic risk
%K cuman¨¢.
%U http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0798-40652006000400010&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en