Journal of The School of Marine Science and Technology,Vol.6 No.1
Characteristics of the 2007 Kameyama Earthquake with some emphases
on unusually high strong ground motions and the collapse of Kameyama Castle wall
O mer AYDAN, Naohiko TOKASHIKI and Kenrou SUGIURA
Abstract
The Kameyama earthquake with a moment magnitude of 5.0occurred at 12:19on JST on April 15, 2007. The earthquake took place on a previously known active fault segment. The strong ground motions were quite high in the epicentral area with high frequency components although its moment magnitude was only 5.0. The northern masonry wall of Kameyama Castle, built in 1590,collapsed.This article first covers both scientific and engineering aspects of the earthquake.Some emphases were given to the unusually high strong ground motions and the collapse of the Kameyama Castle wall and its back analysis.