Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Presentation Date
04 Apr 1995, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Abstract
An up-to-date seismic hazard maps for Jordan and conterminous areas have been developed based on probabilistic approach. Such maps are intended to show the Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA) with 90% probability of not being exceeded in a life time of 50, 100, and 200 years, respectively. The computer program FRISK was used for estimating the PGA. A suitable attenuation equation reported in the literature, along with up-to-date earthquake catalogue including all the earthquake events that occurred in Jordan and neighboring countries, were considered in this study. Altogether, ten seismic zones as potential of earthquake activities are identified in the assessment of the seismic hazard maps. These are Aqaba Gulf fault, Wadi Araba fault, Dead Sea fault, Northern fault, SE-Mediterranean fault, Farah and Carmel faults, Wadi Sirhan fault, Karak-Fayha fault, Suez Gulf fault, and Cyprus zone fault.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
3rd International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 1995 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Husein (Malkawi), Abdallah I.; Liang, Robert Y.; and Nusier, Osama Kh., "Seismicity of Jordan and Conterminous Countries" (1995). International Conferences on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics. 8.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icrageesd/03icrageesd/session07/8
Included in
Seismicity of Jordan and Conterminous Countries
St. Louis, Missouri
An up-to-date seismic hazard maps for Jordan and conterminous areas have been developed based on probabilistic approach. Such maps are intended to show the Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA) with 90% probability of not being exceeded in a life time of 50, 100, and 200 years, respectively. The computer program FRISK was used for estimating the PGA. A suitable attenuation equation reported in the literature, along with up-to-date earthquake catalogue including all the earthquake events that occurred in Jordan and neighboring countries, were considered in this study. Altogether, ten seismic zones as potential of earthquake activities are identified in the assessment of the seismic hazard maps. These are Aqaba Gulf fault, Wadi Araba fault, Dead Sea fault, Northern fault, SE-Mediterranean fault, Farah and Carmel faults, Wadi Sirhan fault, Karak-Fayha fault, Suez Gulf fault, and Cyprus zone fault.
