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<p>Earthquakes cause multiple consequences on buildings and infrastructures, on the population and on the natural environment. Global or regional earthquake impact databases or other data compilations have been organized but often they are incomplete and/or inaccurate. At national level only little effort has been noted for the establishment of earthquake impact databases. In Greece, the high level of seismicity combined with the long historical record resulted in the accumulation of abundant amount of earthquake impact data since the sixth century BCE up to the present. Utilizing many information sources we constructed the Greek Earthquake Impact Database (GEIDB) which contains impact data for 253 individual earthquakes occurring from 1800 <span>CE</span> up to 2020 and consists of four sections: (1) Quick-Look Seismicity Section (QLSS) providing earthquake focal parameters; (2) Quick-Look Impact Section (QLIS), which contains either numerical or descriptive information on buildings rendered unrepairable or repairable as well as on fatalities and injuries caused; (3) Impact Metadata Section (IMS) in terms of maximum macroseismic intensity and the respective observation place; (4) References File (RF), which is a list of references for all sections. The QLIS contains also information on tsunamis but only synoptic since a separate Greek Tsunami Impact Database (GTIDB) is already in the completion stage. Most impactful earthquakes contained in GEIDB were shallow, but a few intermediate-depth earthquakes are also included. The earthquake magnitude ranges from 4.4 to 7.6. The completeness of impact data is gradually improving in the course of time. We plan to expand future GEIDB versions to include data on homeless and displaced people, impact on cultural units, e.g., archaeological sites, earthquake-triggered ground failures and on social, economic and health consequences of earthquakes. The inclusion of pre-1800 <span>CE</span> impact data is also planned.</p>

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Earthquake impact on built environment and on the population: a database for Greece

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    2026年7月7日

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  • Ioanna Triantafyllou,
  • Gerassimos A. Papadopoulos

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Earthquakes cause multiple consequences on buildings and infrastructures, on the population and on the natural environment. Global or regional earthquake impact databases or other data compilations have been organized but often they are incomplete and/or inaccurate. At national level only little effort has been noted for the establishment of earthquake impact databases. In Greece, the high level of seismicity combined with the long historical record resulted in the accumulation of abundant amount of earthquake impact data since the sixth century BCE up to the present. Utilizing many information sources we constructed the Greek Earthquake Impact Database (GEIDB) which contains impact data for 253 individual earthquakes occurring from 1800 CE up to 2020 and consists of four sections: (1) Quick-Look Seismicity Section (QLSS) providing earthquake focal parameters; (2) Quick-Look Impact Section (QLIS), which contains either numerical or descriptive information on buildings rendered unrepairable or repairable as well as on fatalities and injuries caused; (3) Impact Metadata Section (IMS) in terms of maximum macroseismic intensity and the respective observation place; (4) References File (RF), which is a list of references for all sections. The QLIS contains also information on tsunamis but only synoptic since a separate Greek Tsunami Impact Database (GTIDB) is already in the completion stage. Most impactful earthquakes contained in GEIDB were shallow, but a few intermediate-depth earthquakes are also included. The earthquake magnitude ranges from 4.4 to 7.6. The completeness of impact data is gradually improving in the course of time. We plan to expand future GEIDB versions to include data on homeless and displaced people, impact on cultural units, e.g., archaeological sites, earthquake-triggered ground failures and on social, economic and health consequences of earthquakes. The inclusion of pre-1800 CE impact data is also planned.