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Determination of Seismogenic Zones for Analysis of Seismotectonic Activity of Deep Faults: Seismic Hazard Assessment for the Territory of Azerbaijan

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Seismic zoning maps of Azerbaijan, compiled using the genetic (seismotectonic) method, are analyzed. The peculiarities of this method are considered as applied to a fault along its length. The genetic method is based on the assumption that at each point of an active (seismogenic) tectonic fault, an earthquake can occur with a magnitude (M) equal to the maximum magnitude (Mmax) of a recorded earthquake. To identify the source zones of strong earthquakes, the author developed a method for determining seismogenic (active) zones of deep tectonic faults from weak seismicity. This method and the available data on the activity of deep-seated tectonic faults were used to assess the seismic hazard of Azerbaijan and adjacent territory of southern Russia. It has been established that seismic shaking on the surface of the territory regional study is of wide differentiation in space according to the degree of its manifestation.

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The author acknowledges Prof. E.A. Rogozhin (Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia) for helpful discussions. This article is dedicated to the memory of E.A. Rogozhin, who passed away during the initial stages of the study.

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The study was supported by the Presidential Foundation for Science Development of the Republic of Azerbaijan, grant no. EIF-BGM-4-RFTF-1/2017-21/17/2.

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Mammadli, T.Y. Determination of Seismogenic Zones for Analysis of Seismotectonic Activity of Deep Faults: Seismic Hazard Assessment for the Territory of Azerbaijan. Geotecton. 56, 191–199 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016852122020042

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