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Seismicity of the Western-Carpathians

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The source parameters and dimensions of the three most important earthquakes (Zsolna — Jan. 15, 1858, I o = VIII EMS; Jókő — Jan. 9, 1906, I o = VIII EMS; Jókő — Jan. 16, 1906, I o = VII–VIII EMS) of the area studied are estimated as follows

The average recurrence that we may expect an earthquake of M ≥ 2.3 every 1 year, an earthquake of M ≥ 3.7 every 10 years and an earthquake of M ≥ 5.1 every 100 years in this source zone. The probabilistic seismic hazard assessment predicts 1.2–1.7 m/sec2 peak ground accelerations, and 6.6–7.2 maximum (theoretical) earthquake intensity values with 10% chance of surpassing for an exposure time of 100 years in the area.

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Zsíros, T. Seismicity of the Western-Carpathians. Acta Geod. Geoph. Hung 40, 455–467 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1556/AGeod.40.2005.3-4.15

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