Fusakichi Omori

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Fusakichi Omori was a pioneering Japanese seismologist known for formulating Omori's law, which describes the decay rate of aftershocks following an earthquake.

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instanceOf Japanese scientist
person
seismologist
areaOfInfluence earthquake hazard assessment
seismic risk analysis
countryOfCitizenship Japan
described decay rate of aftershocks
employer Imperial University of Tokyo NERFINISHED
era early 20th century
late 19th century
familyName Omori NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork geophysics
seismology
formulated Omori's law NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Fusakichi NERFINISHED
hasAcademicDiscipline earth sciences
hasContribution mathematical description of aftershock sequences
quantitative analysis of earthquake aftershocks
hasEponym Omori's law NERFINISHED
hasImpactOn earthquake engineering
seismic hazard modeling
influenced modern seismology
knownFor Omori's law NERFINISHED
earthquake research
study of aftershocks
languageOfWorkOrName Japanese
name Fusakichi Omori NERFINISHED
nationality Japanese
nativeName 大森 房吉 NERFINISHED
notableConcept time decay of aftershock frequency
notableWork Omori's law of aftershock decay NERFINISHED
occupation seismologist
university professor
placeOfActivity Japan NERFINISHED
Tokyo Imperial University NERFINISHED
studied aftershocks
earthquakes
studiedProperty seismic wave behavior
temporal distribution of aftershocks
workLocation Japan NERFINISHED
Tokyo NERFINISHED

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RIKEN foundedBy Fusakichi Omori