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Deterministic seismic hazard macrozonation of India

Kolathayar, Sreevalsa and Sitharam, TG and Vipin, KS (2012) Deterministic seismic hazard macrozonation of India. In: JOURNAL OF EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE, 121 (5). pp. 1351-1364.

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Abstract

Earthquakes are known to have occurred in Indian subcontinent from ancient times. This paper presents the results of seismic hazard analysis of India (6 degrees-38 degrees N and 68 degrees-98 degrees E) based on the deterministic approach using latest seismicity data (up to 2010). The hazard analysis was done using two different source models (linear sources and point sources) and 12 well recognized attenuation relations considering varied tectonic provinces in the region. The earthquake data obtained from different sources were homogenized and declustered and a total of 27,146 earthquakes of moment magnitude 4 and above were listed in the study area. The sesismotectonic map of the study area was prepared by considering the faults, lineaments and the shear zones which are associated with earthquakes of magnitude 4 and above. A new program was developed in MATLAB for smoothing of the point sources. For assessing the seismic hazard, the study area was divided into small grids of size 0.1 degrees x 0.1 degrees (approximately 10 x 10 km), and the hazard parameters were calculated at the center of each of these grid cells by considering all the seismic sources within a radius of 300 to 400 km. Rock level peak horizontal acceleration (PHA) and spectral accelerations for periods 0.1 and 1 s have been calculated for all the grid points with a deterministic approach using a code written in MATLAB. Epistemic uncertainty in hazard definition has been tackled within a logic-tree framework considering two types of sources and three attenuation models for each grid point. The hazard evaluation without logic tree approach also has been done for comparison of the results. The contour maps showing the spatial variation of hazard values are presented in the paper.

Item Type: Journal Article
Publication: JOURNAL OF EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE
Publisher: INDIAN ACAD SCIENCES
Additional Information: Copyright for this article belongs to INDIAN ACAD SCIENCES, BANGALORE.
Keywords: India; seismic hazard;deterministic approach;ground motion;peak horizontal acceleration
Department/Centre: Division of Mechanical Sciences > Civil Engineering
Date Deposited: 15 Dec 2012 04:57
Last Modified: 15 Dec 2012 04:57
URI: http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/45559

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