Iraq Earthquake Contour Maps

Authors(5) :-Bashair A.R. Mohammed, Israa H. Mohammed, Tariq N. Ataiwe, Hisham M. J. Al Sharaa, Hameed S. Ismael

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the northern Iranian- Iraq border region, it was 350 km north of Baghdad at a depth of 33.9 km. The earthquake was felt as far away as Turkey and Kuwait. Until that moment the Iraqi researchers did not focus on the hazardous of Earthquakes. This research provides national seismic contour maps of Iraq. The use of values on the maps as design coefficients, replacing site-specific studies, is not generally considered best practice. The values are intended to give a general indication of the expected hazard level. Three maps are provided, with return periods of 20 years, 10 years and ne year, whole showing the depth and magnitude. Values were computed over an area bounded by 29 o - 39o N and 39o W - 49o E. The computations were made for points distributed on a grid at approximately 15 km intervals in both directions, and this defines the spatial resolution of the maps.

Authors and Affiliations

Bashair A.R. Mohammed
Department of Physics, Baghdad University, Baghdad, Iraq
Israa H. Mohammed
Building and Construction Engineering Department, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq
Tariq N. Ataiwe
Building and Construction Engineering Department, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq
Hisham M. J. Al Sharaa
Building and Construction Engineering Department, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq
Hameed S. Ismael
Building and Construction Engineering Department, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq

Baghdad, Iraq, Earthquake, Contour Maps

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 4 | Issue 5 | March-April 2018
Date of Publication : 2018-04-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 1641-1645
Manuscript Number : IJSRST1845416
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X

Cite This Article :

Bashair A.R. Mohammed, Israa H. Mohammed, Tariq N. Ataiwe, Hisham M. J. Al Sharaa, Hameed S. Ismael, " Iraq Earthquake Contour Maps", International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Volume 4, Issue 5, pp.1641-1645, March-April-2018.
Journal URL : https://ijsrst.com/IJSRST1845416
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