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The scaling suggested in this paper aims at using loss size and impact indicators for comparisons between contemporary countries, different historical periods of the same country or individual countries in their evolution. The GLOBAL ECONOMETRIC SCALING using KNOWLEDGE on EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS (GESKEE DISASTER SCALE, authors Georgescu and Kuribayashi, 1992) is tested on 42 earthquakes of this century, with commentaries on recent disasters. The approach allowed a promising scaling and correlation of the earthquake magnitude, loss size and ratios, the specificity of the affected areas, the level of development, the impact and recovery patterns.
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