Atlas of macroseismic maps for French earthquakes with their principal characteristics |
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Authors: | A Levret J C Backe M Cushing |
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Institution: | (1) Département de Protection de l'Environnement et des Installations, Institut de Protection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IPSN/CEA), Centre d'Etudes de Fontenay-aux-Roses, BP 6, 92265 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France |
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Abstract: | The SIRENE macroseismic database has been utilized to draw isoseismal maps for the 140 best-documented French earthquakes, characterized by epicentral intensities of at least V (MSK) and located in all parts of the country. A study of focal depths derived from available local intensity data using an intensity versus distance decay law (Sponheuer) shows that the focal depths of most of the events considered do not exceed about 10 km. Their distribution correlates fairly well with regional dynamic geology features. A relationship is then computed between magnitude, intensity and focal distance, based on 73 instrumenta]ly recorded earthquakes (M
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between 3.3 and 6.3) and on 217 mean radius values (from 2 to 380 km) for isoseismals of intensity VIII to III (MSK). This relationship is applied to historical earthquakes contained in the database SIRENE which are characterised by their intensity only. These results are used in the evaluation as well deterministic as probabilistic of the seismic hazard on the national territory. |
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Keywords: | Earthquake macroseismic data intensity magnitude focal depth isoseismal map database seismic hazard |
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