The New Seismic Zonation Map for the Territory of Armenia

S. Balassanian, S. Nazaretian, A. Avanessian, A. Arakelian, V. Igumnov, M. Badalian, A. Martirossian, V. Ambartsumian and A. Tovmassian

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 1997, vol. 15, issue 2, 249 pages

Abstract: In the present work a new, deterministic, seismic zonation map for the territory of Armenia is presented. It has been compiled on the basis of the newest seismological, geological and geophisical data. Creation of the map included: determination of a seismic hazard area for the territory of Armenia; compilation of a map of active faults; identification of active blocks; identification of seismic source zones; calculation of a seismic effect from the seismic source zones (SSZs). Seismic effect on the Earth's surface from the singled out SSZs is calculated in the form of an intensity of seismic influences expressed in units of MSK-64 scale, and horizontal soil accelerations expressed in fractions of gravity force acceleration (g). The map compiled will allow comparison between the deterministic model with a probabilistic seismic zonation model for the territory of Armenia (in preparation), in order to analyze the western and eastern standards of seismic hazard assessment on the basis of the same complete data base. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 1997

Keywords: seismic zonation map; deterministic approach; intensity; acceleration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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