Bayesian estimation of the Modified Omori Law parameters for the Iranian Plateau |
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Authors: | S Ommi H Zafarani V B Smirnov |
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Institution: | 1.International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES),Tehran,Iran;2.Faculty of Physics,Moscow State University,Moscow,Russia;3.Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth,Russian Academy of Sciences,Moscow,Russia |
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Abstract: | The forecasting of large aftershocks is a preliminary and critical step in seismic hazard analysis and seismic risk management. From a statistical point of view, it relies entirely on the estimation of the properties of aftershock sequences using a set of laws with well-defined parameters. Since the frequentist and Bayesian approaches are common tools to assess these parameter values, we compare the two approaches for the Modified Omori Law and a selection of mainshock–aftershock sequences in the Iranian Plateau. There is a general agreement between the two methods, but the Bayesian appears to be more efficient as the number of recorded aftershocks decreases. Taking into account temporal variations of the b-value, the slope of the frequency-size distribution, the probability for the occurrence of strong aftershock, or larger main shock has been calculated in a finite time window using the parameters of the Modified Omori Law observed in the Iranian Plateau. |
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