Earthquakes Economic Costs Through Rank-Size Laws

Event: 51es Journées de Statistiques (JDS) 2019
Location: Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, Campus des Aiguillettes, Université de Lorraine, France
Date: June 3-7, 2019


This presentation introduced a methodology for quantifying the economic costs of earthquakes in Italy between January 2016 and January 2017. Using the Zipf-Mandelbrot Law and other functions, the study developed economic cost indicators and examined the correlation between earthquake magnitude and resulting damage. Insights were also provided on how infrastructure resilience mitigates the economic impact of seismic events.

Valerio Ficcadenti
Valerio Ficcadenti
Associate Professor