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Solomon Islands Tsunami Warning Debrief Seminar
On Monday 2 April 2007 (AEST) a magnitude 8.0 earthquake in the Solomon Islands region generated a tsunami for which the Australian Bureau of Meteorology< issued a number of warnings covering the coast of Queenslend and the east coast of Australia in general. The responses of emergency management authotities failed to address the potential danger and general chaos was evident in the effected population. On Wednesday 4 April a seminar was held at the Bundaberg Campus of CQU to provide a debrief of the situation to the community.
To conduct research into, and promote scientific and public awareness of, natural seismic activity in the Central Queensland region.
- Establish seismic monitoring stations to detect, quantify and locate earthquakes that occur in the region.
This is accomplished through the North Burnett Seismic Network (NBSN).
- Performing seismic shaking vulnerability surveys or urbanised centres in the Central Queensland region.
- Development and improve non-invasive seismic shaking vulnerability survey methodologies.
- Collaborating with other Australian seismic researchers, State and Federal bodies, to exchange and disseminate data.
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Established Relationships - Partners & Stakeholders (Internal & External)
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Bundaberg City Council;
Miriam Vale Shire Council;
Burnett Shire Council;
Rockhampton City Council;
Rosedale State School (Miriam Vale Shire);
Geoscience Australia (Canberra);
Seismology Research Centre (Melbourne and Brisbane).
2001/2 Industry Partners,
Bundaberg City Council (BCC)
$5,000-00
Bundaberg City Microzonation & Earthquake Monitoring
Status: completed
2002 Seed Grant
CQU
$5,006-50
Bargara Seismic Risk Microzonation.
Status: Data collection completed.
2002/3 Industry Partners,
Bundaberg City Council (BCC)
$1,375-00
Maintenance of Seismic Analysis Software 2002/3.
Status: completed
2003 Unfunded Project
Hervey Bay Seismic Risk Microzonation.
Honor's Student Project.
Student: John Fichera
Faculty: Engineering & Physical Systems.
Supervisor: Mike Turnbull
Status: Completed.
2004/6 Industry Partners,
Miriam Vale Shire Council, Rosedale State School
$5,000-00 over three years
Rosedale Seismic Monitoring Station
2004, 5, 6
Status: in progress
2005 Minor Research Grant
Faculty of Informatics and Communication
$2,000-00
Travel costs to operate the North Burnett Seismic Network for 2005
Status: Completed
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