Rapid Earthquake Damage Assessment System in the Black Sea Basin: Selection/Adoption of Ground Motion Prediction Equations with Emphasis in the Cross-Border Areas

Nikolaos Theodoulidis*, Basil Margaris, Dimitris Sotiriadis, Can Zulfikar, Seyhan Okuyan Akcan, Carmen Ortanza Cioflan, Elena Florinela Manea, Dragos Toma-Danila

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Abstract

In the present study, an effort to propose and adopt appropriate Ground Motion Prediction Equations (GMPEs) for the Rapid Earthquake Damage Assessment System (REDAS) in the Black Sea basin is attempted. Emphasis of GMPE harmonization in the cross-border areas (CBA) is given. For this reason, two distinct sub-areas are investigated, taking into consideration their seismotectonic regime. One sub-area refers to active shallow crustal earthquakes (Greece-Turkey, CBA) and the other to intermediate-depth and shallow crustal earthquakes (Romania-Moldova, Western Black Sea CBA). Testing and ranking of pre-selected GMPEs has been performed using strong motion data of the broader CBA regions of both sub-areas. The final proposed GMPEs to feed the REDA System may assure the effective estimation of ShakeMaps and—in combination with the appropriate vulnerability curves—reliable near-real-time damage assessment in the cross-border earthquake affected areas.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)255-270
Number of pages16
JournalGeoHazards
Volume5
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2024

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Keywords

  • GMPEs
  • ShakeMaps
  • data harmonization
  • rapid earthquake damage assessment
  • seismologic services

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