Hiroo Kanamori

Hiroo Kanamori is a prominent Japanese seismologist known for his contributions to understanding earthquakes and seismic waves. He developed the moment magnitude scale, which accurately measures the size of earthquakes based on their energy release, improving upon older methods. His research combines seismology with environmental geophysics, helping assess earthquake hazards and their impacts on society. Kanamori's work has significantly advanced our knowledge of how seismic events occur and their relationship to geological structures, making him a key figure in the field of earthquake science.