1997年鹿児島県北西部地震における学校の対応状況

Abstract

In this paper damage to elementary schools and corresponding behavior in the Kagoshima-northwest earthquake (1997) are discussed. We investigated these with a questionnaire.The results are summarized as follows; 1) Jadgement of whether to escape or stay put is influenced by the level of a quake or the physical damage. 2) Escape behavior starts at level 3 of seismic intensity; if the seismic intensity is level 4, the majority of teachers would judge escape to be the best course of action. 3) The number of children who think they could escape by themselves is lower than their teachers imagine.