Computation of Probabilistic Seismic Hazard for the GHSAP Test Area ‘Caucasus’

A. Martirosyan, S. Balassanian, R. Simonian and L. Asatryan

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 1999, vol. 20, issue 1, 20 pages

Abstract: As a result of work carried out during the first two stages of the Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program (GSHAP) for the Test Area ‘Caucasus’, a uniform earthquake catalogue was compiled and a Seismic Source Zones Model was designed. At the final stage of the program, the computation of seismic hazard was done by different methods. The results of a computation done using the Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment methodology, as well as primary intermediate steps and preparatory work are given in the present paper. Peak horizontal ground acceleration is chosen as the parameter representing seismic hazard. Final computer calculations were done with the SEISRISK III program. The two final Seismic Hazard maps for different return periods are presented. The work was carried out at the National Survey for Seismic Protection of the Republic of Armenia. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 1999

Keywords: seismic hazard; computation; GSHAP; Caucasus (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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