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Assessment of potential seismic hazard and site effect in Antakya (Hatay Province), SE Turkey

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Antakya city is at risk because of strong earthquakes occurring in the area, and different soil conditions that can produce variation of the ground motion amplification. Microzonation of cities provides a basis for site-specific hazard analysis in urban settlements. In particular, seismic microzonation can be provided by means of detailed seismic assessment of the area, including earthquake recordings and geological studies. In this paper, we propose a preliminary microzonation map for the city of Antakya, based on the variation of the dominant periods and shear velocities of the sediments covering the area. The periods are retrieved from microtremor measurements conducted at 69 sites, using the horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio technique. The results of microtremor analysis were compared with data obtained from refraction microtremor (ReMi) measurements at four profiles crossing the studied area. According to the classification of dominant periods, Antakya city can be divided into five zones, probably prone to different levels of seismic hazard. The shorter natural periods are in inner Antakya and both the sides of Asi River (i.e., northern and southern parts). The eastern and western parts of Antakya have maximum dominant periods. The V 30s values were calculated by using the ReMi method along the profiles. Antakya city has V 30s values in the range of category C of the national earthquake hazard reduction programme site classification.

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The authors thank the anonymous referee for her/his suggestions and corrections on the manuscript. This research was financially supported by the Mustafa Kemal University, Directorate of Research Fund (Project code: 05 D 0205). The authors thank to Mr. M. Ozgu Arisoy contribution to the project as a researcher.

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  1. Department of Geophysical Engineering, Mustafa Kemal University, 31200, Antakya, Turkey

    Semir Över

  2. Department of Geophysical Engineering, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, 17020, Canakkale, Turkey

    Aydın Büyüksaraç

  3. Department of Geophysical Engineering, Cumhuriyet University, 58140, Sivas, Turkey

    Özcan Bekta

  4. Department of Civil Engineering, Mustafa Kemal University, 31200, Antakya, Turkey

    Ahmet Filazi

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Över, S., Büyüksaraç, A., Bekta, Ö. et al. Assessment of potential seismic hazard and site effect in Antakya (Hatay Province), SE Turkey. Environ Earth Sci 62, 313–326 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-010-0525-3

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