the gutenberg–richter parameters (a and b), fractal dimension (dc), and relationships between these parameters are calculated for different regions of the north of central-east iran blocks (nceib). the whole examined area (between 34°-36° n and 55°-61° e) is divided into 55 equal square grids. both the a and b values for the frequency-magnitude distribution (fmd) and the fractal dimension (dc) ...

Abstract: Sylhet is the northeastern region of Bangladesh and probability of earthquake in Sylhet is higher than other areas of this zone. Among 27 wards, Ward no. 14 is one of the important largest Wards in Sylhet city and a densely populated one. It was clear from the survey works, 42.8% buildings are belongs to Building with RCC frame 54.03% buildings are Masonry buildings. Another interesti...

The paper examines the application of semi-Markov models to the phenomenon of earthquakes in Tehran province. Generally, earthquakes are not independent of each other, and time and place of earthquakes are related to previous earthquakes; moreover, the time between earthquakes affects the pattern of their occurrence; thus, this occurrence can be likened to semi-Markov models. ...

In 1906 the great San Francisco earthquake and fire destroyed much of the city. As we approach the 100-year anniversary of that event, a critical concern is the hazard posed by another such earthquake. In this article, we examine the assumptions presently used to compute the probability of occurrence of these earthquakes. We also present the results of a numerical simulation of interacting faul...

A recently proposed unified scaling law for interoccurrence times of earthquakes is analyzed, both theoretically and with data from Southern California. We decompose the corresponding probability density into local-instantaneous distributions, which scale with the rate of earthquake occurrence. The fluctuations of the rate, characterizing the nonstationarity of the process, show a double power-...

Remote sensing technology is effective to grasp the damage distributions from various natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions. After the 2007 Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki, Japan earthquake, aerial images were taken in the stricken area by several air survey companies in Japan. Airborne remote sensing is more suitable to collect detailed damage distribution because it ...