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                                                                <journal-id>j. int. environmental application &amp; science</journal-id>
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                                                                                    <journal-title>Journal of International Environmental Application and Science</journal-title>
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                            <issn pub-type="ppub">1307-0428</issn>
                                        <issn pub-type="epub">2636-7661</issn>
                                                                                            <publisher>
                    <publisher-name>Şükrü DURSUN</publisher-name>
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                                                            <subject>Computer Software</subject>
                                                            <subject>Engineering</subject>
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                                            <subj-group  xml:lang="tr">
                                                            <subject>Bilgisayar Yazılımı</subject>
                                                            <subject>Mühendislik</subject>
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                                                                                                                                                            <article-title>Evaluation of Macroseismic Field of 21 September 2019, Durres Earthquake in Albania</article-title>
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                                                    <contrib-group content-type="authors">
                                                                        <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Bozo</surname>
                                    <given-names>Rrezart</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>IGEWE</aff>
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                                                    <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Ormeni</surname>
                                    <given-names>Rrapo</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>IGEWE</aff>
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                                        <pub-date pub-type="pub" iso-8601-date="20190930">
                    <day>09</day>
                    <month>30</month>
                    <year>2019</year>
                </pub-date>
                                        <volume>15</volume>
                                        <issue>3</issue>
                                        <fpage>181</fpage>
                                        <lpage>187</lpage>
                        
                        <history>
                                    <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="20200917">
                        <day>09</day>
                        <month>17</month>
                        <year>2020</year>
                    </date>
                                                    <date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="20201020">
                        <day>10</day>
                        <month>20</month>
                        <year>2020</year>
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                    <copyright-statement>Copyright © 2006, Journal of International Environmental Application and Science</copyright-statement>
                    <copyright-year>2006</copyright-year>
                    <copyright-holder>Journal of International Environmental Application and Science</copyright-holder>
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                                                                                                                        <abstract><p>The Albanian region is historically subjected to strong earthquakes (Io&amp;gt;VIII EMS-98), as gathered from the numerous data. Currently, the seismicity of the Durres’ region in Albania  is characterized by high-energy   earthquakes. A moderate earthquake ML 5.8 struck the Durres in western Albania, on September 21, 2019. The macroseismic investigation were carried out based on online web survey managed by IGEWE and EMSC, the degree of damage to structures of human origin, and the surface effect of the ground shaking.This shock was widely felt throughout Albania, in neighboring countries, Montenegro, Italy, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Greece, and in the epicentral area, EMS intensity reached VII-VIII degree. One main aspect that has great influence on the scale of the felt throughout these countries is related to the depth of the main shocks. A statistical analysis was applied to the data collected to investigate the spatial distribution of intensity of these earthquakes. Effects reported in from towns and villages are analyzed in depth. The intensity map consists of the geographical distribution of intensities averaged for each town or village. This map is compiled and later is continuously updated from others information’s. Isoseismals represent the spatial distribution of macroseismic intensities, and their shapes depend on source properties, lithosphere structures, tectonic line orientations, site geology,.and topography. Our results identify two main areas of amplification and de-amplification of earthquake intensity.This paper gives assessment of intensity, of attenuation function for intensity of this earthquakes, intensity isoseismic map and evaluation of seismic hazard in Western Albania.</p></abstract>
                                                            
            
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                                                    <kwd>Earthquakes</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Questionnaire</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Macroseismic Intensity</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Attenuation</kwd>
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                                <named-content content-type="funder_name">IGEWE</named-content>
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