Description:
"In this study, the seismic hazards of Myanmar are analyzed based on both deterministic
and probabilistic scenarios. The area of the Sumatra?Andaman Subduction Zone
is newly defined and the lines of faults proposed previously are grouped into nine
earthquake sources that might affect the Myanmar region. The earthquake parameters
required for the seismic hazard analysis (SHA) were determined from seismicity data
including paleoseismological information. Using previously determined suitable attenuation
models, SHA maps were developed. For the deterministic SHA, the earthquake
hazard in Myanmar varies between 0.1 g in the Eastern part up to 0.45 g along the
Western part (Arakan Yoma Thrust Range). Moreover, probabilistic SHA revealed that
for a 2% probability of exceedance in 50 and 100 years, the levels of ground shaking
along the remote area of the Arakan Yoma Thrust Range are 0.35 and 0.45 g, respectively.
Meanwhile, the main cities of Myanmar located nearby the Sagaing Fault Zone,
such as Mandalay, Yangon, and Naypyidaw, may be subjected to peak horizontal ground
acceleration levels of around 0.25 g."
Source/publisher:
JOURNAL OF EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI
Date of Publication:
2013-11-00
Date of entry:
2016-03-02
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Language:
English
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