It is a common misconception that earthquakes do not affect Australia because the continent is situated in the middle of a tectonic plate. However, the reality is that intraplate earthquakes can – and do – occur in Australia. When energy that has built up at the edge of the plate is displaced to any geological fault within the plate, this lesser known, but nonetheless serious, type of earthquake occurs.

This whitepaper explores design based seismic solutions and how these can be incorporated into hospitals and other buildings that are of critical importance in the wake of an earthquake.