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The June 29/July 12, 1900 Earthquake in Eastern Anatolia, Turkey, from Evidence in the Russian Empire Periodicals
Abstract—This is our second paper concerning the study of earthquakes in Eastern Anatolia based on the information reported in the periodicals of the Russian Empire. We have made a systematic search of all the av...
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Historical Earthquake on the North-Eastern Extension of the East Anatolian Fault
In this paper, we determine the location of the hypocenter and the magnitude of the earthquake of September 11/23, 1888 based on macroseismic data published in the Russian periodic in Russian, Armenian, and Ge...
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Information about Earthquakes in Russia at the Beginning of 19th Century in Periodicals
In this paper we attempt to determine the sources of original information on earthquakes among newspapers published in Russia in 1809–1819. It is revealed that the information presented in periodicals was not ...
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Earthquake on January 14, 1887, in Altai
Information on the earthquake in Altai in 1887 is supplemented by information from the Kavkaz newspaper (The Caucasus) published in Tiflis (Tbilisi). It is concluded that it is necessary to carry out systematic w...
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Applicability of the H/V Method in the Seismic Microzoning Problem
The paper discusses the applicability of the horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio for ground motion (H/V method) to estimate the seismic intensity increment and trace the bedrock surface covered by soil layer...
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Macroseismic Data on Earthquakes of Minusinsk Okrug, Yenisei Province, in 1841–1914
Historical earthquakes of Minusinsk okrug of Yenisei Province are studied. Information in mass media and professional literature of the second half of the 1800s–early 1900s make it possible significantly to en...
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Grou** of Earthquakes in Time and Space in the Problems of Seismic Hazard Assessment
As a result of a review of methods for the identification of group events, it is argued that to date there is no universal algorithm for detecting formations of a physical nature in the structure of seismicity...
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Using Microseisms for Seismic Microzoning
The efficiency of using microseisms for seismic microzoning (SMZ) is discussed based on experimental field data in different geological conditions. The microseism method is in the list of recommendations and c...
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1838 Deep Carpathian Earthquake
Abstract—Deep earthquakes occur in subduction zones—they play a key role in the global tectonic model. There are only a few places on the Earth where deep-focus seismicity is observed on the continents in small l...
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Deep Carpathian Earthquake of October 26, 1802
Using original sources of information is an important requirement in historical seismology. Modern technologies make it much easier to access old papers and other, before hardly accessible archive materials. T...
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On Some Strong Earthquakes in Central Asia in the Second Half of the 19th Century
Materials on earthquakes in Samarkand and Ferhana regions (Republic of Uzbekistan) in 1868–1892 are presented based on original sources of information not used before. The epicenter location and magnitude for ...
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Seismic Impact in the Free Field (Response Spectra and Accelerograms)
There are several ways of setting seismic impact on bedrock for calculating the impact on the free field. In the paper, two ways of setting the initial seismic impact on bedrock are analyzed: artificial and sy...
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Method for Calculating Seismic Hazard Curves in a Free-Field
A method is proposed for calculating seismic hazard curves in a free-field. The applicability of the method is illustrated by a hypothetical situation characteristic to seismotectonic and ground conditions in ...
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On the Nature of Seismic Phenomena in Platform Areas: A Case Study of Belarus
When compiling historical earthquake catalogs, the main problem is to validate the reliability of information to exclude false reports. Detailed descriptions from reliable sources contribute to more precise in...
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Scarps Generated by Erosion and Sedimentation
The Ganges–Brahmaputra Delta (GBD), the world’s largest delta, is composed of sediments eroded from the collision zone of Himalayas. These sediments moved the margin of the Indian Subcontinent for ~400 km and ...
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Effect of the Upper Part of the Soil Profile on the Site Response
The effect of the upper part of a layered profile on calculated seismic hazard parameters is analyzed. The behavior of the soil profile is studied as part of equivalent linear modeling with the example of six ...
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On the Applicability of the Standard Response Spectra to the Seismic Hazard Assessment
The ground layer response to seismic loading is analyzed in the paper. Two approaches to the site profile behavior are considered: elastic (linear) and viscoelastic (equivalent linear modeling). Four typical s...
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The 1914 Earthquake in the Altai Region
The data on the earthquakes of April 13 and 25, 1914 in Altai from (Novyi katalog…, 1977) have been summarized. Based on an analysis of the earlier publications and the new data from the initial sources, it has b...
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On the accuracy of initial seismological data in the problem of seismic hazard assessment
The parameters of the September 3, 1978, earthquake in the Western Caucasus are presented according to data from different seismological agencies. This event, along with the 1966 earthquake in Anapa, is the st...
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On the paper “Energy radiated by seismic events of different scales and geneses” by G.G. Kocharyan, G.N. Ivanchenko, and S.B. Kishkina
