The training course on “Seismology, Earthquake Engineering and Disaster-Recovery Management
Policy” are now looking for applicants from the following 19 countries (total 20 persons);
Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, El Salvador,
Mexico, Nicaragua, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Jordan, Turkey, Algeria and Armenia.
The deadline of application to each JICA country Office is June 3 (Monday), 2013.
We are very glad if you show this information to your colleagues, peers, etc. who will be suitable
to the applicants and encourage him/her to ask the application procedure at the JICA Office.
The candidates are requested at least 3 year career at governmental or university organization
after graduating from university.

One year Tsunami Disaster Mitigation course is also recruting the candidates in Indonesia,
Myanmar, Vanuatu, Nicaragua, Chile and Peru (total 6 persons).

Yoriko Iiba
Head of Administration Division, IISEE

In the early morning of April 11 (05:33) an earthquake took place at the center of Awaji island
located at the south-West side of Kobe city and connected by the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge to the city.
Two intensity meters in the island administrated by Hyogo Pref. have recorded the intensity scale
of JMA 6-lower that approximately corresponds to X of the Modified Melcali Intensity scale(I(MM))
and 5-upper (IX of I(MM)) has been reported from surrounding cities including Kobe and Osaka.
Fortunately, neither victim nor total colapse of houses are reported,
but partial damage of residences. Liquefaction was also reported from varioussites in the island.
Prompt report on strong motion data from the BRI network is available at the following site.
http://smo.kenken.go.jp/smreport/201304130533

Toshiaki Yokoi
Director, IISEE

First, We would like to express our deep and sincere condolence to the victims and the affected people
during this damagingearthquake.
We present the special page on the E of Khash, Iran Earthquake(2013/04/16), that contains:

+ Determination of earthquake magnitudes using duration of high-frequency energy radiation
and maximum displacement amplitudes: application to this earthquake by Dr. Hara,
+ Aftershock Distribution and the Mainshock’s Fault Plane by the MJHD Method by Dr. Hurukawa.
Please visit to
http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/special2/20130416iran.htm

We'd like to ask you, especially ex-participants in Iran, Pakistan and adjacent region,
to send us information on this disastrous earthquake to share it.

Toshiaki Yokoi,
Director, IISEE

First, We would like to express our deep and sincere condolence to the victims and the affected
people during this damaging earthquake. We present the special page on the Sichuan,
China Earthquake (2013/04/20), that contains:

+ Determination of earthquake magnitudes using duration of high-frequency energy radiation and
maximum displacement amplitudes: application to this earthquake by Dr.Hara,
+ Aftershock Distribution and the Mainshock’s Fault Plane by the MJHD Method by Dr. Hurukawa.
Please visit to
http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/special2/20130420china.htm

We'd like to ask you, especially ex-participants in China to send us information on this disastrous
earthquake to share it.

Toshiaki Yokoi,
Director, IISEE

Mr. Himangshu Sekhar Mandal (2005-2006, Seismology Course) kindly informed IISEE of his
recent paper on "Pure and Applied Geophysics" entitled,
"ANew Insight into Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis for CentralIndia"
by H. S. MANDAL, A. K. SHUKLA, P. K. KHAN, and O. P. MISHRA.
Thank you very much for your contribution, Mr. Mandal.

Yoriko Iiba
Head of Administration Division, IISEE