Balancing of geodetic and seismic moment rates and its implications for probabilistic seismic hazard analysis in Taiwan
Abstract An integration of geodetic data with observed seismicity which reveals how quickly a region is being deformed due to tectonic plate motions and earthquake activities, plays a pivotal role in earthquake forecast modeling. However, the elastic and inelastic components in geodetically measured...
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| description | Abstract An integration of geodetic data with observed seismicity which reveals how quickly a region is being deformed due to tectonic plate motions and earthquake activities, plays a pivotal role in earthquake forecast modeling. However, the elastic and inelastic components in geodetically measured total strain budget are implicit in nature, has become one of the major issues. In such scenarios, when reliable quantification of total accumulated energy related to seismic hazard appears to be the need of the hour, an empirical correlation factor is introduced in conversion of geodetic to seismic moment rates to prevent an overestimation of earthquake hazard. In this regard, the present study developed regional earthquake likelihood model for Taiwan by incorporating geodetic measurements and updated earthquake data. For this, a time-independent model is performed to compute probabilities for $${M}_{w}\ge 6$$ M w ≥ 6 earthquakes within 30 years in 0.1° × 0.1° cells across Taiwan using corrected-geodetic moment rates, truncated G–R law, and the stochastic Poisson process. The 30-year probability forecasts highlight regions with high seismic hazard, including the locked zone of the Longitudinal Valley fault with gradual decaying toward its southern end and in central Taiwan along the Western Foothills. The high strain rates and low earthquake occurrence rates in southwestern Taiwan emphasize a considerable amount of ongoing inelastic strain deformation in this region. In addition, the regional variation in probability distribution not only exhibits an importance of elastic layer parameters, such as seismogenic thickness and rigidity but also evidently link the heterogeneous tectonics with the orogenic process in Taiwan under the plate convergence. Essentially, this study suggests that an integration of geodetic data in probability model can offer rigorous insights for enhancing the current practice of forecasting strategies for seismic hazard analysis in Taiwan. Graphical Abstract |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0d85d24077f24fd58eb7942cddad0e772025-08-20T03:04:26ZengSpringerOpenEarth, Planets and Space1880-59812025-07-0177111610.1186/s40623-025-02247-0Balancing of geodetic and seismic moment rates and its implications for probabilistic seismic hazard analysis in TaiwanNeha0Ray Y. Chuang1Takuya Nishimura2Zixin Lee3Jia-Cian Gao4Department of Geography, National Taiwan UniversityDepartment of Geography, National Taiwan UniversityDisaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto UniversityDepartment of Geography, National Taiwan UniversityEarthquake-Disaster & Risk Evaluation and Management Center (E-DREaM), National Central UniversityAbstract An integration of geodetic data with observed seismicity which reveals how quickly a region is being deformed due to tectonic plate motions and earthquake activities, plays a pivotal role in earthquake forecast modeling. However, the elastic and inelastic components in geodetically measured total strain budget are implicit in nature, has become one of the major issues. In such scenarios, when reliable quantification of total accumulated energy related to seismic hazard appears to be the need of the hour, an empirical correlation factor is introduced in conversion of geodetic to seismic moment rates to prevent an overestimation of earthquake hazard. In this regard, the present study developed regional earthquake likelihood model for Taiwan by incorporating geodetic measurements and updated earthquake data. For this, a time-independent model is performed to compute probabilities for $${M}_{w}\ge 6$$ M w ≥ 6 earthquakes within 30 years in 0.1° × 0.1° cells across Taiwan using corrected-geodetic moment rates, truncated G–R law, and the stochastic Poisson process. The 30-year probability forecasts highlight regions with high seismic hazard, including the locked zone of the Longitudinal Valley fault with gradual decaying toward its southern end and in central Taiwan along the Western Foothills. The high strain rates and low earthquake occurrence rates in southwestern Taiwan emphasize a considerable amount of ongoing inelastic strain deformation in this region. In addition, the regional variation in probability distribution not only exhibits an importance of elastic layer parameters, such as seismogenic thickness and rigidity but also evidently link the heterogeneous tectonics with the orogenic process in Taiwan under the plate convergence. Essentially, this study suggests that an integration of geodetic data in probability model can offer rigorous insights for enhancing the current practice of forecasting strategies for seismic hazard analysis in Taiwan. Graphical Abstracthttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-025-02247-0Seismic hazard analysisGeodetic and seismic moment ratesRegional earthquake forecast modelTaiwan |
| spellingShingle | Neha Ray Y. Chuang Takuya Nishimura Zixin Lee Jia-Cian Gao Balancing of geodetic and seismic moment rates and its implications for probabilistic seismic hazard analysis in Taiwan Earth, Planets and Space Seismic hazard analysis Geodetic and seismic moment rates Regional earthquake forecast model Taiwan |
| title | Balancing of geodetic and seismic moment rates and its implications for probabilistic seismic hazard analysis in Taiwan |
| title_full | Balancing of geodetic and seismic moment rates and its implications for probabilistic seismic hazard analysis in Taiwan |
| title_fullStr | Balancing of geodetic and seismic moment rates and its implications for probabilistic seismic hazard analysis in Taiwan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Balancing of geodetic and seismic moment rates and its implications for probabilistic seismic hazard analysis in Taiwan |
| title_short | Balancing of geodetic and seismic moment rates and its implications for probabilistic seismic hazard analysis in Taiwan |
| title_sort | balancing of geodetic and seismic moment rates and its implications for probabilistic seismic hazard analysis in taiwan |
| topic | Seismic hazard analysis Geodetic and seismic moment rates Regional earthquake forecast model Taiwan |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-025-02247-0 |
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