EMPIRICAL RELATIONS AMONG THE PARAMETERS ASSOCIATED WITH EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE MECHANISMS FOR IRANIAN EARTHQUAKES

Serkan Öztürk; Mohammad Reza Ghassemı; Mahmut Sarı

EMPIRICAL RELATIONS AMONG THE PARAMETERS ASSOCIATED WITH EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE MECHANISMS FOR IRANIAN EARTHQUAKES

Abstract

In this study, we aimed to derive the new and more reliable empirical relationships among different seismic parameters associated with the earthquake rupture mechanisms for Iranian earthquakes. For this purpose, we firstly converted the surface wave magnitudes into moment magnitudes in order to prepare a uniform earthquake dataset. Thereafter, we estimated the empirical relationships between moment magnitude and surface rupture length, moment magnitude and maximum displacement, and surface rupture length and maximum displacement. These linear empirical equations were obtained by orthogonal regression and the goodness of fits were discussed in terms of the correlation coefficients. The results obtained by the orthogonal regression in this paper are compared with the results obtained by the least square method in the literature. The present study confirms that representations of statistical correlations among different earthquake faulting parameters can be given more clear and straightforward by the orthogonal regression as compared to the least square method. In addition, such kind of relationships may provide some significant insights for the calculation of the maximum surface rupture length, maximum surface displacement, and associated maximum credible earthquakes for different seismotectonic regions of Iran as well as the estimation of earthquake magnitudes in paleoseismological studies.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Serkan Öztürk This is me
0000-0003-1322-5164
Türkiye

Mohammad Reza Ghassemı This is me
0000-0002-0641-0073
Iran

Mahmut Sarı This is me
0000-0002-1006-6332
Türkiye

Publication Date

March 1, 2018

Submission Date

April 6, 2017

Acceptance Date

January 11, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 36 Number: 1

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https://izlik.org/JA87WC83XU

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APA

Öztürk, S., Ghassemı, M. R., & Sarı, M. (2018). EMPIRICAL RELATIONS AMONG THE PARAMETERS ASSOCIATED WITH EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE MECHANISMS FOR IRANIAN EARTHQUAKES. Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences, 36(1), 301-310. https://izlik.org/JA87WC83XU

AMA

1.Öztürk S, Ghassemı MR, Sarı M. EMPIRICAL RELATIONS AMONG THE PARAMETERS ASSOCIATED WITH EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE MECHANISMS FOR IRANIAN EARTHQUAKES. SIGMA. 2018;36(1):301-310. https://izlik.org/JA87WC83XU

Chicago

Öztürk, Serkan, Mohammad Reza Ghassemı, and Mahmut Sarı. 2018. “EMPIRICAL RELATIONS AMONG THE PARAMETERS ASSOCIATED WITH EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE MECHANISMS FOR IRANIAN EARTHQUAKES”. Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences 36 (1): 301-10. https://izlik.org/JA87WC83XU.

EndNote

Öztürk S, Ghassemı MR, Sarı M (March 1, 2018) EMPIRICAL RELATIONS AMONG THE PARAMETERS ASSOCIATED WITH EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE MECHANISMS FOR IRANIAN EARTHQUAKES. Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences 36 1 301–310.

IEEE

[1]S. Öztürk, M. R. Ghassemı, and M. Sarı, “EMPIRICAL RELATIONS AMONG THE PARAMETERS ASSOCIATED WITH EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE MECHANISMS FOR IRANIAN EARTHQUAKES”, SIGMA, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 301–310, Mar. 2018, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA87WC83XU

ISNAD

Öztürk, Serkan - Ghassemı, Mohammad Reza - Sarı, Mahmut. “EMPIRICAL RELATIONS AMONG THE PARAMETERS ASSOCIATED WITH EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE MECHANISMS FOR IRANIAN EARTHQUAKES”. Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences 36/1 (March 1, 2018): 301-310. https://izlik.org/JA87WC83XU.

JAMA

1.Öztürk S, Ghassemı MR, Sarı M. EMPIRICAL RELATIONS AMONG THE PARAMETERS ASSOCIATED WITH EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE MECHANISMS FOR IRANIAN EARTHQUAKES. SIGMA. 2018;36:301–310.

MLA

Öztürk, Serkan, et al. “EMPIRICAL RELATIONS AMONG THE PARAMETERS ASSOCIATED WITH EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE MECHANISMS FOR IRANIAN EARTHQUAKES”. Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences, vol. 36, no. 1, Mar. 2018, pp. 301-10, https://izlik.org/JA87WC83XU.

Vancouver

1.Serkan Öztürk, Mohammad Reza Ghassemı, Mahmut Sarı. EMPIRICAL RELATIONS AMONG THE PARAMETERS ASSOCIATED WITH EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE MECHANISMS FOR IRANIAN EARTHQUAKES. SIGMA [Internet]. 2018 Mar. 1;36(1):301-10. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA87WC83XU