Analysis of Seismic Damage Characteristics and Rescue Strategies of Buildings in Tibet Earthquake

Jin Yan; Yanyun Nan

doi:10.2991/978-94-6239-682-1_14

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Analysis of Seismic Damage Characteristics and Rescue Strategies of Buildings in Tibet Earthquake

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Jin Yan¹^{, 2}^{, 3}, Yanyun Nan¹^{, 2}^{, *}

¹National Earthquake Response Support Service, Beijing, 100049, China

²Key Laboratory of Search and Rescue Technology for Earthquake and Geological Disaster National Earthquake Response Support Service, MEM, Beijing, 100049, China

³College of Resources, Environment and Tourism, Capital University of China, Beijing, 100048, China

^*Corresponding author. Email: 2220901019@cnu.edu.cn

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Yanyun Nan

Available Online 30 June 2026.

DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6239-682-1_14 How to use a DOI?
Keywords: Tibet earthquake; building damage; seismic performance; emergency rescue; plateau earthquake
Abstract: On January 7, 2025, Dingri County in Tibet’s Shigatse City was rocked by a 6.8-magnitude earthquake. The quake struck with a focal depth of 10 kilometers, in an area where the average altitude reaches 4,300 meters within a 5-kilometer radius of the epicenter. Drawing from detailed field investigations, this analysis delves into the earthquake’s impact on buildings and the effectiveness of emergency response measures. It highlights the stark contrast between traditional earth-wood structures, which suffered severe damage and were the main contributors to casualties, and modern reinforced concrete frames that showed remarkable resilience. The paper puts forward specific rescue strategies, like leveraging multi-source remote sensing, bolstering aviation rescue capabilities, and refining rescue force distribution, to guide future earthquake responses in similar high-altitude, frigid environments.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the 2025 7th International Conference on Civil Architecture and Urban Engineering (ICCAUE 2025)
Series: Atlantis Highlights in Engineering
Publication Date: 30 June 2026
ISBN: 978-94-6239-682-1
ISSN: 2589-4943
DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6239-682-1_14 How to use a DOI?
Open Access: Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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