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The purpose of this study is to develop probabilistic seismic hazard maps for Yangon and its surrounding areas including ‘Peak Ground Acceleration’ values for 2% and 10 % probability of the exceedance in 50 years at rock sites. The present study area is situated between the latitudes of N 13°37′ and N 20°2′ and the longitudes of E 93°35′ and E 99°5′. The study areas are focused on nine source zones centered around Yangon with the radius of about 200 km. The probabilistic seismic hazard maps are created by ArcGIS-9.3 software.
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Supported by the National Natural Foundation of China (No. 40974015, No. 40637034, No. 40574004); the National 863 Program of China ( No.2006AA12Z211); the Education Ministry of China.
Yin Myo Min Htwe, Ph.D. candidate, majors in seismic hazard investigations and prediction.
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Htwe, Y.M.M., Shen, W. Seismic hazard maps of Yangon and its surrounding areas. Geo-spat. Inf. Sci. 13, 230–234 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11806-010-0300-3
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