EARTHQUAKE HAZARD SCENARIO AND SEISMIC MICRO-ZONING ASSESMENT IN MÁLAGA PROVINCE OF SPAIN

Spain is considered as a land of moderate seismic activity compared to other Mediterranean countries. Seismic activity is more intense in the south and eastern part of Spain. Málaga province is situated in the southern part of Spain and located near the boundary between the African and Eurasian plat...

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Main Authors: Sumita GAYEN, Ismael V. VILLALTA, Sk. M. HAQUE
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Language:English
Published: European Association of Geographers 2019-05-01
Series:European Journal of Geography
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Online Access:https://www.eurogeojournal.eu/index.php/egj/article/view/63
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author Sumita GAYEN
Ismael V. VILLALTA
Sk. M. HAQUE
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description Spain is considered as a land of moderate seismic activity compared to other Mediterranean countries. Seismic activity is more intense in the south and eastern part of Spain. Málaga province is situated in the southern part of Spain and located near the boundary between the African and Eurasian plates. Málaga has experienced strong and frequent earthquakes in past, caused severe damages. To measure the effect of earthquake ‘peak ground acceleration (PGA)’ has commonly been used by the scientists. Here, in this study the seismic zone map of Málaga province has been created depending on available PGA data (return period of 475 years). The obtained seismic micro-zoning is important for assessing hazard prediction and urban regional planning in the earthquake prone areas of Málaga. The result shows the existence of spatial variation of vulnerability of earthquake in the province, which increases from west to east of Málaga.
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spelling doaj-art-e21a66aa46e042148d1258dd3c5a55e32025-08-20T02:40:07ZengEuropean Association of GeographersEuropean Journal of Geography1792-13412410-74332019-05-01101EARTHQUAKE HAZARD SCENARIO AND SEISMIC MICRO-ZONING ASSESMENT IN MÁLAGA PROVINCE OF SPAINSumita GAYEN Ismael V. VILLALTA Sk. M. HAQUESpain is considered as a land of moderate seismic activity compared to other Mediterranean countries. Seismic activity is more intense in the south and eastern part of Spain. Málaga province is situated in the southern part of Spain and located near the boundary between the African and Eurasian plates. Málaga has experienced strong and frequent earthquakes in past, caused severe damages. To measure the effect of earthquake ‘peak ground acceleration (PGA)’ has commonly been used by the scientists. Here, in this study the seismic zone map of Málaga province has been created depending on available PGA data (return period of 475 years). The obtained seismic micro-zoning is important for assessing hazard prediction and urban regional planning in the earthquake prone areas of Málaga. The result shows the existence of spatial variation of vulnerability of earthquake in the province, which increases from west to east of Málaga. https://www.eurogeojournal.eu/index.php/egj/article/view/63´´Earthquake´´, ´´Peak ground acceleration´´, ´´Seismic zone´´
spellingShingle Sumita GAYEN
Ismael V. VILLALTA
Sk. M. HAQUE
EARTHQUAKE HAZARD SCENARIO AND SEISMIC MICRO-ZONING ASSESMENT IN MÁLAGA PROVINCE OF SPAIN
European Journal of Geography
´´Earthquake´´, ´´Peak ground acceleration´´, ´´Seismic zone´´
title EARTHQUAKE HAZARD SCENARIO AND SEISMIC MICRO-ZONING ASSESMENT IN MÁLAGA PROVINCE OF SPAIN
title_full EARTHQUAKE HAZARD SCENARIO AND SEISMIC MICRO-ZONING ASSESMENT IN MÁLAGA PROVINCE OF SPAIN
title_fullStr EARTHQUAKE HAZARD SCENARIO AND SEISMIC MICRO-ZONING ASSESMENT IN MÁLAGA PROVINCE OF SPAIN
title_full_unstemmed EARTHQUAKE HAZARD SCENARIO AND SEISMIC MICRO-ZONING ASSESMENT IN MÁLAGA PROVINCE OF SPAIN
title_short EARTHQUAKE HAZARD SCENARIO AND SEISMIC MICRO-ZONING ASSESMENT IN MÁLAGA PROVINCE OF SPAIN
title_sort earthquake hazard scenario and seismic micro zoning assesment in malaga province of spain
topic ´´Earthquake´´, ´´Peak ground acceleration´´, ´´Seismic zone´´
url https://www.eurogeojournal.eu/index.php/egj/article/view/63
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