The Effects of The Yung-Wol Earthquake on Structures and Seismic Hazard Mitigation

영월지진 피해상황 및 지진피해 저감대책

An earthquake of Richter magnitude 4.5 occurred on December 13, 1996 at 1:10 p.m. in Yung-Wol, Kang-Won-Do. Brief investigation on the effects of the earthquake has been performed on December 15 by the reconnaissance team of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea. Minor damages were observed in several structures including two elementary schools and two municipal office buildings. Most of the damages on R.C. beams is believed to be existing ones due to poor construction and maintenance of the structures those have been increased by the earthquake.