Reducing Earthquake Losses in the Extended Mediterranean

Reducing Earthquake Losses in the
Extended Mediterranean Region
UNESCO-RELEMR
XXXV International Workshop
28-31 October 2013
Fuengirola (Malaga), Spain
Reducing Earthquake
Losses in the Extended
Mediterranean Region
UNESCO-RELEMR
XXXV International Workshop
28-31 October 2013
Fuengirola (Malaga), Spain
SC/DRR/2013/1
Paris, France. October 2013
Original: English
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – UNESCO
U.S. Geological Survey – USGS
Real Instituto y Observatorio de la Armada in San Fernando – ROA
Network of European Research Infrastructures for Earthquake Risk Assessment and Mitigation
– NERA
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Frederick Simon
Jose Martín Davila
Jair Torres
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F
Foreword
d
XXV Intern
national Wo
orkshop on
n Seismicitty and Earthquake Engineering
E
g in the
The XX
Extende
ed Mediterrranean Reg
gion, an acttivity of the programme
e on Reducction of Earrthquake
Losses in the Exxtended Mediterranea
an Region (RELEMR)) will be held
h
in Fuengirola
a), Spain, on
o 28 Octo
ober to 31 October 20
013. The se
essions of the worksh
hops will
(Malaga
discusss the essenttial need an
nd benefits for
f data excchange, bila
ateral collab
boration and
d results
in this area
a
from past
p
work. Furthermore
F
e, the stand
dardization of
o data form
mat and a re
eview of
their an
nalysis will be
b discusse
ed. Two spe
ecial session
ns will be he
eld during th
he meeting, one on
the ME
ERC Dead Sea Rift Seismological Networrk Project and the other
o
one on
o Data
Exchan
nge. During
g the sessions particip
pants will be requestted to com
mment on real-time
r
seismicc data excha
ange and about the sta
atus of theirr networks and
a their da
ata needs.
orkshop will also featurre a presen
ntation of “A
An Earthqua
ake Early Warning
W
Sysstem for
The wo
the Ibe
ero-Maghreb
bian Region
n”. Addition
nally genera
al presenta
ations in se
eismology, geology
and earrthquake en
ngineering will
w be prese
ented.
ochure con
ntains a com
mpilation off abstracts of presenta
ations made
e available prior to
This bro
the workshop. It is
i hoped th
hat it will serve
s
as a good basiis for the proceedings
p
s of the
op. We exp
press our ap
ppreciation to
t the autho
ors of these
e abstracts.
worksho
e does not necessarilyy reflect the
e views of the
t
United Nations
The content of thiis brochure
ntific and Cu
ultural Orga
anization (UNESCO).
Educatiional, Scien
21 October 2013
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Paris, 2
Alexandross Makarigakkis, Ph.D
Chief of Un
nit
Cross-Cuttting Themattic Unit on
Disaster Riisk Reductio
on
UNESCO, Paris
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RELEMR): Fuen
ngirola (Malaga)), Spain 2013
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XXXV UNE
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RELEMR): Fuen
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XX
XXV Inte
ernationa
al Workshop on Seismici
S
ty and Earthquak
E
ke
Engin
neering iin the Ex
xtended Mediterra
M
anean Region
R
Fuengirrola (Malag
ga) Spain
28 - 31
3 Octoberr 2013
Saturda
ay, 26 Octo
ober 2013
MERC participantss arrive in Malaga
M
Sunday
y, 27 Octob
ber 2013
ERC participants arrive
e in Malaga
Non-ME
09:00 – 18:00 MER
RC Projectt Meeting
Participants fro
om Jordan, Israel, and
d Palestine meet to discuss joint MERCded project including, but
b not limited to, real-ttime seismic data exch
hange.
fund
18:00 – 20:00 Reg
gistration
Monday, 28 Octob
ber 2013
gistration
08:30 – 09:30 Reg
Openin
ng Ceremony
09:30 – 10:30




Ope
ening Cere
emony,
Ch
hair: Jose Martin
M
Daviila
Cap
pt. Dr. Miguel Vallejo Carrion,
C
Rea
al Instituto y Observato
orio de la Arrmada
Adm
miral of Spa
anish Fleet
Dr. Michael Fo
oose, USGS
S
Dr. Alexandross Makarigakkis, UNESC
CO
Intrroduction of
o Participa
ants
Log
gistical ann
nouncemen
nts
10:30 – 11:00 Cofffee/tea bre
eak
First Se
ession
Chairr: Eleni Georgiou Morisseau
11:00 – 13:00
Keynotte Presenta
ation
11:00 – 12:00
Jose Martin
M
Davilla and Anto
onio Pazos
s
Geoscie
ences activvities of RO
OA focusin
ng on Seism
mic studiess at the
Ibero-M
Maghrebian Region
12:00 – 13:00
B
Elisa Buforn
An Eartthquake Ea
arly Warning
g System fo
or the Ibero--Maghrebian
n region
13:00 – 14:00 Lun
nch
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d Session
Second
ecial Sessio
on on Data
a Exchange
e–I
14:00 – 16:00 Spe
Cha
air: Rémy Bossu
B
14:00 – 15:30 Intrroduction
Workshop Ob
bjectives:
 to collect data
d
exchan
nge needs ffrom network operators
s,
 present te
echnical solu
utions to im
mplement the
ese exchan
nges,
 illustrate the benefits of such excchanges thrrough existiing collaborrations
 promote bilateral
b
collaborations
 establish a implemen
ntation plan for interested parties
15:30 – 16:00 Pre
esentation by particip
pants of the
e status of their netwo
orks and th
heir data
nee
eds. A Pow
werPoint te
emplate hass been pro
oposed to interested parties.
Inte
erested partties were in
nvited to co
ontact Rémy Bossu orr Torild Van
n Eck in
advvance (bosssu@emsc-cs
sem.org; va
aneck@knm
mi.nl)
15:30 – 15:40 Cyp
prus, by Ste
elios Nicolaiides
15:40 – 15:50 Egy
ypt, by Abuo
o El-Ela Am
min Mohame
ed
15:50 – 16:00 Greece, by Nikkolaos Meliss
eak
16:00 – 16:20 Cofffee/tea bre
Session
Third S
ecial Sessio
on on Data
a Exchange
e – II
16:20 – 18:00 Spe
Presentation by participan
nts (Continu
uation)
Chair: Torild Van
n Eck
ael, by Lea Feldman
16:20 – 16:30 Isra
16:30 – 16:40 Jordan, by Wa
aseem Allan
n
16:40 – 16:50 Leb
banon, by Rachid
R
Jomaa
16:50 – 17:00 Liby
ya, by Elme
elade Abdalla
17:00 – 17:10 Mallta, by Matthew R. Agiu
us
17:10 – 17:20 Morrocco, by Nacer
N
Jabou
ur
17:20 – 17:30 Porrtugal, by Fernando
F
Ca
arrilho
17:30 – 17:40 Spa
ain, by Lucíía Lozano
17:40 – 17:50 Sud
dan, by Indiira Mahmou
ud
17:50 – 18:00 Tun
nis, by Atef Bouallegue
e
18:00 – 18:10 Turrkey, by Doğan Kalafatt
18:10 – 18:20 United Arab Emirates,
E
byy Hussian Alhajeri
A
18:30
Free Night
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Tuesda
ay, 29 Octo
ober 2013
Fourth Session
buted Pape
ers
Contrib
Chair: Bea
atrice M.So
ole Giambastiani
M
I.S. Kalogeras
K
a
and
C.P. Ev
vangelidis
09:00 – 09:15 Nikolaos. S. Melis,
The
e Hellenic Seismic
S
Ne
etwork (HL)): Recent Developmen
D
nts, Upgrad
des and
Res
sponsibilities
s Papadopo
oulos and Filippos Va
allianatos
09:15 – 09:30 Ilias
The
e Hellenic Seismologic
S
al Network of Crete. An
A Operational facility in
i South
Aeg
gean (Greecce)
Special Session on
o Data Ex
xchange – III
k
09:30 – 10:45 Torrild Van Eck
Stattus of wave
eform excha
anges in Europe
10:45 – 11:00 Cofffee/tea bre
eak
Fifth Se
ession
Chair: Torild Van
11:00 – 13:00 Spe
ecial Sessio
on on Data
a Exchange
e – IV
n Eck
 Presentatio
on by partiicipants (Co
ontinuation)): Algeria, Oman, Pa
alestine,
and Saudi Arabia, to
o be confirm
med
 Discussion
n
13:00 – 14:00 Lun
nch
S
Sixth Session
RC Dead Sea
S Rift Seiismologica
al Network Project I
14:00 – 16:00 MER
Chair: Rami Hofs
stetter
Discus
ssion Topic
c: The rece
ently approv
ved project’s goal is to
o build a virrtual Dead Sea Rift
Seismo
ological Netw
work (DSRSN) that will encompa
ass all existting seismo
ological netw
works in
the reg
gion. The first step will be to me
erge the Jo
ordanian, Palestinian
P
and
a
Israeli seismic
networkks. Doing th
his will provide substan
ntial benefitss to seismo
ologists, eng
gineers, geo
ologists,
and pub
blic authoritties. These
e benefits include:
 Facilitate the developme
ent of a re
eliable earthquake catalog that can be ap
pplied to
eering studies, i.e. imp
proved haza
ard assessm
ment and bu
uilding code
es.
varrious engine
 Facilitate more
e accurate epicenter and
a magnitu
ude determinations whiich can be reported
r
e public;
to ccivil authorities and the
 Facilitate bette
er definition
n of define site
s effect an
nd waveform
m attenuatio
on.
ocus on sevveral technic
cal issues among
a
whicch are organ
nizational sttructure,
This session will fo
echnical sta
andards, data archivin
ng, data processing,
p
and developing a
strategic goals, te
on catalog.
commo
eak
16:00 – 16:15 Cofffee/tea bre
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Seventth Session
RC Dead Sea
S Rift Seiismologica
al Network Project II (cont.)
16:15 – 18:30 MER
stetter
Chair: Rami Hofs
20:00 – 23:00 Workshop din
nner hosted
d by Real In
nstituto y Observator
O
rio de la Arrmada
Wedne
esday, 30 October
O
201
13
Eighth Session
ntributed papers
p
09:00 – 09:30 Con
Chair: Hanan Al-N
Nimry
Amico, Pauline Galea
09:00 – 09:15 Seb
bastiano D’A
a and Daniela Farrugia
Dyn
namic Chara
acteristics of
o an active Coastal Sp
preading Are
rea using am
mbient
noisse Measure
ements: Exa
amples from
m the Maltes
se Islands.
09:15 – 09:30 Zeh
hra Cagnan
n
New
w Strong Mo
otion Netwo
orks in the Northeaster
N
rn Mediterra
anean Regio
on
09:30 – 10:30 Mid
ddle East Regional
R
Co
ooperation Program - Contributed papers
pects of Middle Easte
ern seismology, tecton
nics, and data
d
exchange are
Papers on all asp
me but partiicipants are
e urged to consider presentation
ns on how their netwo
orks can
welcom
formallyy or informa
ally contribute to the ME
ERC Progra
am.
10:30 – 10:45 Bre
eak – Prepa
aration for Field Trip
Field trrip
cluding geology/arch
haeology/cu
ultural heriitage)
10:45 – 20:00 Fielld trip to Granada (Inc
Thursd
day, 31 October 2013
Ninth S
Session
RC Round
d Table Discussion
D
and Gen
neral Discussion of MERC
09:00 – 11:15 MER
actiivities
eak
11:15 – 11:30 Cofffee/tea bre
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S
Tenth Session
ntributed papers
p
11:30 – 13:00 Con
Chair: Jalal Al Da
abbeek
cer Jabour
11:30 – 11:45 Nac
Morrocco National Seismicc Network
11:45 – 12:00 Doğ
ğan Kalafatt and Ali Pinar
Seis
smic Monito
oring in Koe
eri (Turkey)
danis Dimittriadis
12:00 – 12:15 Iord
The
e New Broad
dband Natio
onal Seismo
ological Network of Cyyprus
12:15 – 12:30 Mattthew R. Ag
gius, Pauline Galea a
and Sebastiano D'Amico
In th
he process of a major upgrade
u
at the Seismicc Monitoring
g and Rese
earch
Unitt, Universityy of Malta.
Sayed Moh
hamed Sale
em
12:30 – 12:45 El-S
Seis
smicity of Nile
N River
12:45 – 13:00 M. Hamdache
H
, J.A. Peláe
ez, A. Kijko
o and A. Ta
albi
Cha
aracterizatio
on of a seism
mogenic so
ource zone model
m
in the
e Algeria-M
Morocco
regiion
13:00 – 14:00 Lun
nch
n
Eleventh Session
ntributed papers
p
14:00 – 16:00 Con
Chair: Issa El-Hussain
, J.A. Peláe
H
ez and A. Talbi
T
14:00 – 14:15 M. Hamdache
Stattistical analy
lysis of som
me aftershocck sequence
es in South and Southe
eastern
Spa
ain
14:15 – 14:30 Nas
sser Laoua
ami
Derrivation of sp
pectral attenuation rela
ation for Alg
geria based
d on local an
nd
regiional strong
g motion dattabase
14:30 – 14:45 Abu
uo El-Ela A.
A Mohamed
d and Adell M. E. Moh
hamed
Qua
arry Blasts Assessmen
A
nt and Theirr Environme
ental Impactts on the Ne
earby
Oil Pipelines,
P
S
Southeast
o Helwan City,
of
C
Egypt
14:45 – 15:00 Mou
urad Bezze
eghoud and
d Assia Ha
arbi
Norrth African Group
G
for Ea
arthquake and
a Tsunam
mi studies and
a the seissmic
hazzard assessment in Norrth Africa
nan S. Al-N
Nimry, Sadd
dam H. Qerran and Mu
usa R. Resh
heidat
15:00 – 15:15 Han
Prop
posing an Indexing
I
Me
ethod for Ra
apid Assess
sment of Se
eismic Vulne
erability
for Existing
E
Re
esidential Sttone-Concre
ete Building
gs
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15:15 – 15:30 Jala
al Al Dabbe
eek, Fabio Germagnol
G
li, Barbara Borzi
B
and Paola
P
Ceres
sa
Seis
smic Risk Mitigation
M
in Palestine: SASPARM
M Project
15:30 – 15:45 Ali Pinar and Mustafa Errdik
Earrthquake Ea
arly Warnin
ng and Rapid Post-Earrthquake As
ssessment Studies
at Koeri,
K
Turke
ey
15:45 – 16:00
Coffee//tea break
g Session
Closing
16:00 – 17:30
Closing
g Session
a
Alexan
ndros Maka
arigakis
Chaiir: Michael P. Foose and
Friday, 1 Novemb
ber 2013
ure from Sp
pain
Departu
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Geoscie
ences Acttivities of ROA
R
Focu
using on
Seismic
S
S
Studies
at the Ibero--Maghrebiian Region
n
J. Martin Davila and
d A. Pazos
Sección de Geofísicca, Real Insstituto y Observatorio de
d la Armad
da (ROA)
Real Instituto y Observvatorio de la
a Armada”, San Fernando, Cádiz)) is a Spanish Navy
ROA (“R
Institute
e about 250
0 years old
d, presently working on
n Astronom
my, Celestia
al Mechaniccs, Time
and Frequency and Earth Sciences
S
(G
Geophysicss-Geodesy). Since 18
856 it has a postomy and Ea
arth Science
es.
graduatte school in Mathematiics, Astrono
main activitie
es related to
t Earth Sc
ciences are
e: a) Seism
mological Se
ervice with a Short
ROA m
Period net deploye
ed in the viccinities of Gibraltar
G
Strrait, and a Broad
B
Band
d (BB) net (W
Western
W
net) with
w
station
ns installed
d in South
h Spain-No
orth Africa (IberoMediterrranean, WM
Maghre
ebian region
n) in collabo
oration with
h UCM, ISR
RABAT and GFZ. Two BB seismicc tations
deploye
ed by the University
U
off Evora (Po
ortugal) are also assocciated to WM
M net. A temporary
Ocean Bottom Seismometer (OBS)
(
net iss also deplo
oyed in the area; b) Ge
eomagnetic Service
omagnetic Observatorry located 60
6 km away from ROA
A headqua
arters; c)
with a remote Geo
e Service with
w a perm
manent Sate
ellite Laser Ranging station
s
and a permane
ent GPS
Satellite
networkk which stattions co-installed with WM
W BB stattions.
c and GPS surveys arre also carriied out. RO
OA has been
n collaboratting with
Temporrary seismic
Northerrn African countries
c
fo
or over 20 years, and presentlyy ROA hass installed different
seismicc and GPS stations at Northern Africa
A
in collaboration with local partners,
p
esspecially
ISRABA
AT.
An underwater and on land o
observatoryy has been installed at
a Alboran issland (mid Alboran
w
geophy
ysical and geodetic in
nstrumentattion (underrwater three
e compone
ents BB
sea) with
sensor and accele
erometer, Differential
D
P
Pressure
Ga
auge, etc) linked
l
to the island witth a two
er-optic cable where a geodetic GPS,
G
a mete
eorological station and
d other instruments
km fibe
have be
een also insstalled, all th
hem linked to ROA via VSAT.
esearch activities focuss on Tecton
nics, Geodyynamics, etc
c, by means of marine
e and on
Main re
land su
urveys at different areas,
a
amo
ong them Antarctica
a, Northern
n Caribbea
an zone
(Hispan
niola-Puerto
o Rico), Spa
anish Econo
omic Exclussive Zone, etc.
e
on main RO
OA activitie
es in geoscciences willl be introd
duced, with special
In this presentatio
mic studies carried
c
out in the Ibero--Maghrebia
an region.
emphassis in seism
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An Earthqu
uake Early
y Warning System fo
or the Iberro-Maghre
ebian regió
ón
E. Buforn
Dpto
o. de Geofís
sica y Meteo
orologia, Fa
ac. CC.Físiccas, Universsidad Comp
plutense, Madrid
The Ibe
ero-Maghrebian region
n a tectoniccally comple
ex region, located at the
t
western
n part of
the platte boundaryy between Eurasia an
nd Africa. In
n this area potential la
arge and da
amaging
earthqu
uakes may occur, succh as the 1755 Lisbo
on (Imax=X
X) or 1969
9 S. Vicentte Cape
(Ms=8,1
1) events or
o the 1980
0, El Asnam
m or 2003 B
Boumerdes
s (Algeria) shocks.
s
In order to
study th
he feasibility
y of an Eartthquake Early Warning
g System (E
EEWS) for earthquakes
e
s on this
region (ALERT-ES
S project), we have estimated the Pd and τc param
meters for a rapid
m
f
from
the firsst seconds of the beginning of P--waves. A selection
s
estimation of the magnitude
hquakes occcurred on the period
d 2006-201
11 with ma
agnitude larger than 3.8 and
of earth
recorde
ed at regio
onal distan
nces at re
eal time broadband seismic stations of Instituto
Geográ
áfico Nacion
nal , Westerrn Mediterra
anean and Portuguese
P
N
have been
National Networks
done. Using
U
these data, empiirical scaling
g relationsh
hips have be
een derived
d between the
t early
warning
g parameters and the earthquake
e size and//or its poten
ntial damag
ging effectss for this
region. An approp
priate and suitable
s
stra
ategy is pro
oposed for an EEWS in the SW
W Iberian
ula, which ta
akes into acccount the limitations
l
o the existin
of
ng seismolo
ogical netwo
orks.
Peninsu
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Re
eal Time Waveform
W
m Exchanges
Rémy Bosssu and Tori
rild Van Eckk
EMS
SC and ORF
FEUS
A one day
d worksho
op on real time wavefo
orm exchang
ges is being
g organized
d following requests
r
from se
everal RELE
EMR participants who intend to im
mplement su
uch exchanges. The w
workshop
will alsso be atten
nded by se
everal Euro
opean coun
nterparts, notably
n
ope
erators of tsunami
g systems.
warning
orkshop aim
ms at:
In practtice, this wo
•
•
•
•
Identifying the needs ffor (real time
e) waveform
m exchange
es among partners
p
s
to implement (real time) waveform
w
e
exchanges
Presenting technical solutions
Identifying partners intterested to implement such exchanges and promoting bilateral
ent them
agreement to impleme
(
exam
mples) the advantages
a
s and disad
dvantages of waveforrm data
Clarifying (with
exchange: (near) re
eal-time, offf-line wave
e exchang
ge and op
pen/restricte
ed data
availability.
nd of the workshop
w
pa
articipants would
w
have
e identified several
It is exxpected that at the en
projectss for real tim
me exchang
ges and esta
ablished implementatio
on plan.
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The
e Hellenic Seismic Network
N
(H
HL): Recent Developments, Upgrades
U
and
Res
sponsibilities
N.S. Melis,
M
I.S. Ka
alogeras an
nd C.P. Evan
ngelidis
National Observatory
O
y of Athenss, Institute o
of Geodynam
mics, Athen
ns, Greece
ational Obse
ervatory of Athens,
A
Ins
stitute of Ge
eodynamics (NOA-IG) monitors se
eismicity
The Na
in Gree
ece and offers
o
an in
nformation–
–alert 24/7 service to
o the Gree
ek State since
s
its
foundattion in 1893
3. Upgradess towards a modernize
ed digital se
eismic netw
work started back in
2000 and
a
they we
ere continu
ued, with national fund
ds made available
a
an
nd more pe
ersonnel
employed. The most recent improveme
ent started in 2007, with
w
a natio
onal funded
d project
Network tha
at links the
e Hellenic National
aiming to establissh a Unified National Seismic N
G with the three University loca
al/regional seismic ne
etworks:
Seismicc Network of NOA-IG
Athens,, Thessalo
oniki and Patras. Although the
e four join
ned netwo
orks are operated
o
indepen
ndently, witth each pa
artner respo
onsible for the operation of its own netwo
ork, this
project upgrade acchieved the
e update – improveme
ent of everyy individual network an
nd made
mic waveforrm data in near
n
real tim
me amongstt all four parrtners. In pa
arallel, a
available the seism
pgraded Na
ational Strong Motion Network at NOA-IG was
w
also established
e
through
new up
nationa
al funds. Th
his gave the
e opportunity to join tthe continuo
ous monito
ored accelerometric
data in real time with the avvailable bro
oadband da
ata and furrthermore to
o upgrade existing
b deploying
g an accelerrometer nexxt to the existing broad
dband senso
or.
seismicc stations, by
onal Centre has been upgraded and
a refurbis
shed. An au
uto location system
The 24//7 Operatio
based on
o SeisCom
mP3 is operated, serviing informa
ation alerts to
t the Gree
ek State, the public
and the
e scientific community.
c
Alerts are also
a
pushed
d to EMSC and they arre fed to a Tsunami
T
Alerting
g System th
hat is operrated at NO
OA-IG, sincce its estab
blishment also
a
as a National
Tsunam
mi Warning Centre for the
t Greek State
S
and Candidate
C
Tssunami Watch Provide
er for the
frame of
o UNESCO
O NEAMTW
WS. Routine Moment Tensor
T
estim
mation is alsso performe
ed in an
automa
atic operatio
on as well as
a in interacctive review
w approach.. The availa
able accelerometric
data are
e in use, with the aim to
t establish a Shakema
ap providing
g service.
G provides data open
nly for rese
earch purpo
oses on a query bassis and it is under
NOA-IG
prepara
ation to act as an EIDA
A node. Excchange of real
r
time da
ata is perforrmed on a Bilateral
Agreem
ment basis or
o through MoU
M
that se
erve collabo
oration purpo
oses.
nified Nation
nal Seismicc Network is
s expected by the end
d of 2015 to
o include a new 90
The Un
stationss backbone seismic ne
etwork and 20 tide gau
uge stations
s, which will serve towa
ards the
further improveme
ent of earth
hquake and
d tsunami monitoring in Greece
e and the adjacent
a
region.
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The Hellenic Seism
mologicall Network of Crete.
A Operattional facility in Sou
An
uth Aegea
an (Greece
e)
Ilias Papadopou
P
ulos and Filiippos Vallia
anatos
Technological Ed
ducational Institute of Crete,
C
Labo
oratory of Geophysics
G
ogy, Chania
a, Crete, Greece
& Seismolo
uakes, amo
ong other natural hazards, are the most probable cause for Natural
Earthqu
Disaste
er in the pro
oximity of Eastern
E
Me
editerranean
n Sea. The
e ability to monitor, stu
udy and
understtand the ph
hysics of th
he earth's in
nterior in th
he front of the Hellenic Arc is crrucial to
preventt human lo
oss and economic dissasters due
e to strong earthquake activity. Hellenic
Seismo
ological Netw
work of Cre
ete (HSNC)) is a region
nal local tele
emetric nettwork of 13 modern
state-off-art stations located in the South
h Aegean, in the vicin
nity of the issland of Crrete that
monitorr the seismic activity att the subducction zone and
a volcaniic arc betwe
een the African and
Aegean
n plate. By using mod
dern facilitie
es and employing priv
vate ADSL lines and satellite
links, H
HSNC proviides a relia
able monito
oring of the
e area. Spe
ecialized algorithms allow the
detectio
on of seism
mic events down
d
to low
w magnitude
e scale and
d then a so
ophisticated system
informss a closed list. Also, intternational seismic
s
cen
nters are infformed of th
he activity in a very
active a
and high seismic risk re
egion.
wledgemen
nts
Acknow
This w
work was implemented through the projecct entitled “Interdiscip
plinary Multi-Scale
Researrch of Earth
hquake Ph
hysics and Seismotecttonics at th
he Front of
o the Helle
enic Arc
(IMPAC
CT-ARC)” in
n the framew
work of action “ARCHIMEDES III – Support of
o Research
h Teams
at TEI o
of Crete” (M
MIS380353) of the Operational Pro
ogram
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Dyna
amic Chara
acteristics
s of an Ac
ctive Coastal Spread
ding Area Using Am
mbient
Noise
e Measure
ements: Examples
E
ffrom the Maltese
M
Islands
Sebastiano
S
D’Amico, Pauline
P
Gale
ea and Daniela Farrugiia
Physics Department, University of
o Malta, Msida, Malta
des and ro
ockfalls reprresent a significant ge
eohazard, especially
e
in areas off coastal
Landslid
instabiliity. These are
a generally classified
d into a nu
umber of lan
ndslide mechanisms, such as
rotation
nal, translational and block
b
sliding, rock top
ppling, debrris flow, late
eral spread
ding etc,
howeve
er a commo
on cause off many of th
hese failure
e types is th
he superpossition of rocck strata
with diffferent geom
mechanical properties and erosio
onal charac
cteristics. An understan
nding of
the mechanisms leading to sslope failurre is critica
al to assess
sing the ha
azard due to
t these
ons, and to
o the eventu
ual preventiion of econ
nomic and human
h
loss
s. Moreove
er, such
formatio
rock faiilures are often
o
triggerred and aggravated by earthquake ground shaking, an
nd often
constitu
ute a large proportion of the eartthquake da
amage at an affected site. The sstudy of
such phenomena is thereforre even more importa
ant in area
as which are
a also su
ubject to
uch as the Maltese arrchipelago. Studies re
elated to the assessm
ment and
seismicc hazard su
mapping of landslide hazard, as well as
a their vuln
nerability to
o earthquakke shaking, have
ent years. Lately, slope
s
and coastal instabilitiess have alsso been
increased in rece
gated by re
ecording ambient noise, and
d the use of techniq
ques such as H/V
investig
(horizon
ntal-to-verticcal spectra
al ratio) ana
alysis, f-k analysis,
a
sitte spectral ratios, pola
arization
analysiss etc (e. g. Burjanek et
e al,2012, Panzera et
e al, 2012). In particcular, single
e station
method
ds prove to be a very cost effective
e and rapid way of surrveying an area,
a
bypasssing the
problem
m of bring
ging bulkyy instrume
entation intto mostly inaccessib
ble areas.
H/V
measurrements yield
y
impo
ortant insiights into resonancce behavior of particular
p
lithomorphologies and geom
morphologiccal featuress, while polarization analysis provides
p
ation about particle mo
otion and dirrectivity pro
operties, wh
hich in turn may be asssociated
informa
with me
echanical vibrational
v
b
behavior
of large scale
e structuress. In this study we invvestigate
three d
different are
eas (Anchor Bay, Gold
den Bay an
nd Xemxija
a Bay) in th
he Maltese islands
affected
d by coasta
al instability and charac
cterized by active laterral spreadin
ng, rock slid
ding and
rockfallss. Here we
w make use
u
of am
mbient noise
e recording
gs, using a single portable
seismog
graph, and
d evaluate H/V ratios and polariization characteristics to investig
gate the
dynamic characterristics of fea
atures at diifferent stag
ges of the destabilizati
d
ion processs. In this
we attempt to explore what
w
inform
mation can be
b obtained from ambie
ent noise about the
study, w
dynamic behavior of differentt regions off the coasta
al cliff area and their sttate of insta
ability or
ence about the risk pre
esent. It is hoped
h
that these resullts will enha
ance the
otherwise, and he
dge gained from previo
ous investig
gations using different methods.
m
knowled
Referen
nces
 Burjjánek, J., Moore,
M
J. R.., Yugsi Mo
olina, F. X., & Fäh, D. (2012). Instrumental e
evidence
of n
normal mod
de rock slo
ope vibration. Geophyssical Journal Internatiional, 188(2
2), 559–
569
9. doi:10.111
11/j.1365-24
46X.2011.0
05272.x
 Pan
nzera, F., D’Amico,
D
S.., Lotteri, a., Galea, P.,
P & Lombardo, G. (2
2012). Seismic site
resp
ponse of un
nstable stee
ep slope using noise measuremen
m
nts: the cas
se study of Xemxija
Bayy area, Ma
alta. Natura
al Hazards and Earth
h System Science,
S
12(11), 3421–3431.
doi:10.5194/nh
hess-12-342
21-2012
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Ne
ew Strong Motion Ne
etworks in
n the Norttheastern Mediterranean Region
Z
Zehra
Cagna
an
Mid
ddle East Te
echnical University, Turkey
Within tthe scope of
o the 'Seismic Hazard
d Assessme
ent for Cyprus and Ne
eighboring Regions'
R
project, 13 free fielld strong motion stations were insstalled. The station loca
ations were
e chosen
ordance with
w
the density
d
of earthquake
es taking place in the North
heastern
in acco
Mediterrranean reg
gion; availab
bility of required infrasstructure an
nd variability
y of soil con
nditions.
The lattter was fullly characte
erized at th
hese station
ns by detailed seismic
c and geote
echnical
tests. T
This new network wass activated on 17.09.2
2012 and since
s
then 120 strong
g motion
recordss of 19 regio
onal earthqu
uakes were obtained.
t
recorrds will be discussed in
n this talk. The
T main aim
m behind de
eploying
Characteristics of these
o enable development of local gro
ound motion
n attenuation
n relations possible
these stations is to
hin the sco
ope of the 'Earthquake
e Vulnerab
bility Assesssment of Historical
H
in the ffuture. With
Monum
ments in Cyprus' projecct, 10 addittional strong motions instruments
s were insta
alled on
the St. Nicholas Ca
athedral of Famagusta
a. One of these stations is a free field
f
station and the
e distributed
d at two diffferent levels througho
out the struc
cture. This network
remaining nine are
s
01.04
4.2011. In this talk, d
details of this
t
second
d newly de
eveloped
has been active since
w
networkk will be discussed as well.
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Morocco Nattional Seis
smic Netw
work
N
Nacer
Jabou
ur
Laboratoire de
e Géophysique, Centre
e National de
d Recherch
hes
Scientifiq
ques et Tecchniques, (IN
NG) Rabat, Morocco
The re
ecent Moro
occan seissmic monitoring system starte
ed with th
he deploym
ment of
approximately 30 Very-Broa
ad-Band an
nd short pe
eriod seism
mic stationss. The new
w digital
nalog seism
mic ones.
sensorss will replacce the old an
s
loccations will be maintained for the major pa
art of the previous
p
In this way, the stations
b investiga
ated in orde
er to improv
ve the determinations in some
networkk. New sitess will also be
seismog
genic zones
s.
ure optimall signal to noise
n
ratio, new station
ns shelters are constrructed unde
erground
To ensu
with neccessary pro
otections.
ations are designed
d
following the highest tecchnical stan
ndards and the installa
ation will
The sta
be finallised in 201
14 according to the pla
an. Other seismic
s
stattions from different
d
insstitutions
will be integrated in
n the new network.
n
n to the nattional Data Centre
C
in Rabat
R
is don
ne in real tim
me using
The seismic data transmission
e technology
y.
satellite
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Seism
mic Monittoring in KOERI
K
(Tu
urkey)
Doğan Ka
alafat(1) and Ali Pinar(2)
(1)
Boğaziç
çi Universityy Kandilli Ob
bservatory & ERI, NEM
MC – İstanb
bul, Turkey
(2)
Boğazziçi Universsity Kandilli Observator
O
ry & ERI,
Earthquakke Engineering Departtment İstanb
bul/Turkey
ory and Earthquake Research Institute (K
KOERI) is operating KOERI
Kandilli Observato
T
N
National
Ea
arthquake Monitoring
M
C
Center
(NEMC) is resp
ponsible
Sesmicc Network. Therefore
of seism
mic monitorring of Turke
ey. NEMC has
h establisshed new earthquake
e
stations in different
regionss all over th
he country,, and NEM
MC has con
ntuouslly de
eveloped itss seismic network.
n
KOERI currently iss capable off acquisition
n of seismicc data, analyysis of this data and de
elivering
arameter re
esults in a healthy,
h
quick and rea
al time man
nner in Turkey and
the earrthquake pa
surroun
nding area. The real tim
me earthqu
uake param
meters are provided
p
to all disasterr related
organizzations.
Earthqu
uakes occurring in anyy part of Tu
urkey are lo
ocated and their magn
nitude is ca
alculated
from the continuou
us real time
e data rece
eived from this
t
network within a short
s
time during
d
7
4 hours. Th
he total num
mbers of sta
ations are over
o
220 witth satellite and/or 3G wireless
w
days 24
mobile telecommu
unications technology
t
connected
d. Especiallly two years ago we started
ment of strrong motion
ns stations in the wh
hole costal area surro
ounding Turkey. In
deploym
addition
n, with the financial su
upport of Tu
urkish Telekom, in the
e Marmara Sea 5 Sea
a Bottom
Observatories (3 component
c
BB sensorss (120 sec.), 3C accellerometer, pressure
p
diffference
drophone, temperaturre measure
ement) insttalled. The
e seismic stations
measurrement, hyd
operate
ed by other seismological data centers (115) are flowing
g to NEMC.. Hundreds of them
are inte
ernational and
a
the oth
hers are na
ational. We
e use 2 main program
ms for Earrthquake
parame
eter solution
ns. Such ass Zsacwin program
p
de
eveloped byy our center (Yılmazerr, 2011).
NEMC determiness occurence
e time, depth
h, location, fault plane solutions, size
s
of earth
hquakes
ng Zsacwin
n programm
me routine. Last de
efinite inforrmation of earthquake
es after
by usin
resolved by Zsacw
win program
mmed is automatically
a
y sent to the
t
web pa
age. The re
eal time
uake param
meters are provided
p
to all other disaster
d
org
ganizations automatica
ally. The
earthqu
other program is Seiscomp3.
S
. This programme is developed
d
by
b GFZ sta
aff. Sc3 is currently
c
a
so
olutions.
used ass primarily automatic
The Se
eismic Netw
work record data contiinuously in realtime frrom NEMC stations in
n Turkey
and neighbouring regions. The majority
y of this huge dataset, including broadband
d, strong
n
realtim
me to the pu
ublic and th
he scientific communityy via our
motion, is made avvailable in near
n web base
e. At this sitte, data can
n be access
sed from an
ny time periiod from
data disssemination
our con
ntinuous arcchives, or the
t
SAC ea
arthquake database
d
c
can
be queried and on
nly data
from se
elected earth
hquakes ca
an be accesssed.
The purrpose of NE
EMC:
 To esttablish and operate seissmic station network aro
ound the cou
untry,
 To de
etermine the
e Earthquakke parametters for Turrkey in real time and share them
m related
institu
utions,
 To co
ollect Seism
mological Da
ata in Intern
national Sta
andards and
d make the
em available
e for all
researchers,
eismic statio
ons networkk accordinglyy to current technology
t
,
 To upgrade the se
arth Scientisst,
 To build an Earthquake Data Bank for Ea
e earthquakke by insta
alling new portable
 Aftersshock monittoring activvity after a destructive
seism
mometer and data processsing,
 To explain the Ea
arthquake Pa
arameters to
o social com
mmunities.
ake NEMC provides
p
sha
ake map, losss map and damage ma
aps automattically.
 After tthe earthqua
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The New
w Broadba
and Nation
nal Seismological Network
N
off Cyprus
Iord
danis Dimitri
riadis
Geolog
gical Surveyy Departme
ent Nicosia, Cyprus
The Ne
ew Broadba
and National Seismolo
ogical Netw
work of Cyp
prus is at the final sttages of
commisssioning and
d will be fully operatio
onal by the end of 2013. It utilizess nine inlan
nd digital
broadba
and seismo
ological stattions and 2 ocean bottom broadba
and sensorrs in the sou
uth west
of the island. Eigh
ht of the in
nland statio
ons are new
wly deployed by the Geological Survey
ment (GSD) and are interconnec
i
cted by a p
private, real-time VSAT
T satellite network,
n
Departm
and a backup
b
terre
estrial intern
net network
k. Seismic data
d
are co
ontinuously flowing in real-time
r
through
h the VSA
AT and intternet netw
works at a primary and a se
econdary (backup)
(
seismollogical centtre, where real-time au
utomatic ea
arthquake evaluation
e
s
systems
are
e in trial
operatio
on. The ne
ew computing equipm
ment of GSD
D supports
s automaticc and manu
ual data
processsing includiing earthqu
uake sourcce paramete
ers, networrk monitoring and pre
eventive
mainten
nance, as well
w as two
o-way real-time data ssharing. Th
he new nettwork deteccts local
events as small as
s 1.0 ML and is also prroviding reg
gional and te
eleseismic earthquake
e
e arrivals
e of 2013
3 the netwo
ork will be in
n full operation and
to the sseismological community. By the end
GSD asspires to a real-time data-exchan
d
nge collabo
oration sche
eme with re
egional netw
works of
the easstern Medite
erranean.
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IIn the proc
cess of a major upg
grade at th
he Seismic
c
Monitoring
M
g and Rese
earch Unit, Univers
sity of Maltta
M
Matthew
R. Agius,
A
Paulline Galea and
a Sebastiiano D'Amicco
Se
eismic Mon
nitoring & Re
esearch Un
nit, Dipartiment tal-Fiżikka,
Fakulta tax-Xje
enza, L-Univversita ta' Malta.
M
R
U (SMRU)) of the Univ
Unit
versity of Malta
M
has, in the last
The Seismic Monittoring and Research
antial progrress. The unit
u
is a pa
artner in a newly-laun
nched €2.5
5 million
year, seen substa
Malta 2007--2013 Operrational Pro
ogramme, Strategic
S
project – SIMIT – funded by the Italia-M
ect deals with
w the establishment of an integ
grated Civil Protection system
Projectss. The proje
for the Italo-Maltesse cross-bo
order area, focusing
f
ma
ainly on the
e handling of
o seismic risk.
r
The
t SMRU is
i to provide
e scientific input
i
in the form of an improved real-time mo
onitoring
role of the
system for earthqu
uakes in the Central Mediterrane
M
ean, the eva
aluation of seismic ha
azard for
r
and the numerical calcula
ation of gro
ound shakin
ng scenario
os in the
the cross-border region
o a plausible
e earthquakke.
event of
onths new personnel
p
h been e
has
employed within
w
the SM
MRU and real-time
r
In the last few mo
g has been stepped up
p with the installation of SeisCom
mp3. At pressent the
seismicc monitoring
real-tim
me data from
m stations across
a
the Mediterrane
M
ean is retrieved from th
he MedNet, Geofon
and Tunisian netw
works. Autom
mated e-ma
ail and SMS
S earthquakke alerts arre sent within a few
o
time. A new site
e for a new permanentt real-time broad-band
b
minutess from the origin
seismic
station is currently
y being ide
entified on the island of Gozo, to
t be insta
alled in the coming
s
toge
ether with po
ossible data
a exchange
e of seismic stations fro
om other
monthss. The new station
location
ns such as Libya, Egyypt, Greece
e and Sicilyy will help enhance
e
th
he detectab
bility and
location
n accuracy of
o earthqua
akes in this part
p of the Mediterrane
M
ean.
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Seismiicity of Nille River
El-Saye
ed Mohamed Salem
Egyyptian Geolo
ogical Surve
ey, Cairo, Egypt
E
Earthqu
uakes do not
n occur at random
m sites butt their epic
centers folllow certain
n trends
according to the ge
eological hisstory of the region. Nile
e River is sttructurally controlled.
c
T throw
To
n seismicity of the rive
er seismological data w
were colleccted through the perio
od 1906light on
2010 with
w
addition
n to historiccal earthqu
uakes, geollogical stud
dy has been carried out;
o
Nile
River w
was subdivid
ded into 8 segments
s
frrom Cairo to Aswan acccording to the bendin
ng of the
river an
nd damage areas.
a
ealed that the
t
occurre
ences of
The disstribution off recorded and historrical earthquakes reve
damage
e regions associated
a
w the be
with
ending of Nile
N River, these
t
place
es are weak zones
because they werre subjected
d in the pa
ast to severe tectonic activity and reactivate in the
recent.
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Charac
cterization
n of a Seis
smogenic Source Zo
one Mode
el in the
Algeria-Morocco
o Region
(2)
M. Hamdacche(1), J.A. Peláez
P
, A.
A Kijko(3) an
nd A. Talbi(1))
(1)
Départe
ement Etud
des et Surve
eillance Sism
mique, CRA
AAG, Algierrs, Algeria.
(2
2)
Departme
ent of Physiccs, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain.
(3)
Natu
ural Hazard Center, University of Pretoria,
P
Pre
etoria, SoutthAfrica.
s
a seiismogenic source
s
zone
e model forr the Algeria
a-Morocco region is proposed
In this study,
both forr seismic fo
orecasting and
a seismic
c hazard studies. The delineation
n includes fiive wide
zones b
based on av
vailable seissmic, seism
motectonic and
a geophyssical data.
uake occurrrence proce
ess is mode
eled and an
nalyzed usin
ng recent earthquake catalogs
c
Earthqu
compile
ed specifica
ally for Northern Moroccco and Northern Alge
eria in forme
er studies. In these
catalogs, depende
ent events were identiified and re
emoved by adapting Gardner
G
& Knopoff
ering proce
edure to the
e study regio
on. Magnitu
udes of com
mpleteness mc were esstimated
decluste
using different methods, then
n the Poisso
onian chara
acter of the sub-catalogs obtained
d for the
nt mc values
s were analyyzed.
differen
edure develo
oped by Kijko & Graha
am (1998, 1999),
1
including the
The parrametric-hisstoric proce
recent improveme
ent and extension of
o the maxximum pos
ssible earth
hquake ma
agnitude
e seismic ha
azard param
meters.
estimator, is used to compute
he Gutenbe
erg-Richter recurrence relationship, taken as
a an area--specific
The b-vvalue of th
seismicc hazard pa
arameter, ha
as been co
omputed using an exte
ension of th
he Aki-Utsu b-value
estimator for incomplete earrthquake ca
atalogs. Then, we derrive the ac
ctivity rate λ(m)
λ
for
aximum posssible magn
nitude mmaxx and its pro
obability
events above the magnitude m, the ma
on (pdf), wh
hich have been
b
analyyzed in dep
pth using parametric and
a
non
distribution functio
etric proced
dures. The
ese parame
eters were computed
d and analyzed for the
t
five
parame
seismog
genic sourcce zones de
elineated in the Algeria-Morocco re
egion.
dy is relate
ed to site-specific seis
smic hazard
d, which ha
as been
The second part of this stud
med in term
ms of the maximum
m
po
ossible accceleration and
a
seismicc hazard cu
urves in
perform
terms o
of PGA witth a given probabilityy of exceed
dence in T years, givven a hypo
othetical
enginee
ering structu
ure (HES) lo
ocated at th
he most pop
pulated and
d industrial cities
c
in the AlgeriaMoroccco region.
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Sta
atistical analysis off some aftershock sequences
s
s in
S
South
and Southeas
stern Spaiin
(1)
M. Ha
amdache(1), J.A. Peláezz(2) and A. Talbi
T
(1)
(2
2)
Département Etudes et Surveilla
ance Sismiq
que, CRAAG
G.
Departme
ent of Physics, Universsity of Jaén, Jaén, Spaiin
A proba
abilistic mod
deling is use
ed to analyzze the spatiio-temporal behavior of
o eleven afttershock
sequences occurre
ed in South
h and Souttheastern Spain.
S
This study focu
uses mainlyy on the
eismicity parameters: the
t
b-value of the freq
quency-mag
gnitude disttribution,
analysiss of two se
and the
e p-value, explaining
e
th
he temporal decay rate
e of aftersh
hocks. The computed b-values
b
range between
b
0.7
77 ± 0.05 and
a 1.18 ± 0.10.
0
The computed
c
p--values range between
n 0.75 ±
0.03 an
nd 1.43 ± 0.10, showing
g broad regimes of the
e temporal decay
d
of afte
ershocks.
odified Bath
h’s law is ussed to analyze the ene
ergy partitio
oning. It suggests thatt a large
The mo
fraction of the accu
umulated energy is released in th
he main sho
ock, and only a relative
ely small
d during the aftershocck sequencce. For exa
ample, we obtained
o
fraction of energy is released
e total enerrgy is releassed during the mbLg 4..8, Mula 19
999, an 88%
% during
that an 80% of the
d an 87% during
d
the mbLg 4.8, La Paca 2005
5, earthquakkes. The
the mbLg 4.8, Bullas 2002, and
fractal d
dimension D2 is estima
ated using the correlattion integra
al, and then used to de
erive the
slip ratiio, as the ratio
r
of the
e slip occurrred on prim
mary fault segment
s
to
o the total sslip. For
example, we have
e obtained a slip ratio equal
e
to 71% for the Mula
M
1999, 61% for the Bullas
5, 50% for the
t
Lorca 2011,
2
and 63%
6
for the
e Gador
2002 evvent, 58% for the La Paca 2005
2002 ea
arthquakes..
ations betw
ween the frractal dime
ension, the b-value an
nd the p-va
alue are
Finally, the correla
ed, and the Aki’s relatio
on D=3b/c iss discussed
d as well.
analyze
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Derivation off spectral attenuatio
on relation for Alge
eria based on local a
and
egional strrong motio
on databa
ase
re
Na
asser Laoua
ami
Centtre National de Recherrche Appliqu
uée en Gén
nie Parasism
mique
Allgiers, Algeria
Algeria is located on the norrthern edge
e of the Afrrican plate, which is converging
c
with the
A
is a highly seismic
s
are
ea that ex
xperienced several
European plate. Northern Algeria
ate-to-stron
ng earthquakes in the past.
p
Since the installa
ation of the Algerian
A
destrucctive modera
accelerrographs ne
etwork (335
5 stations), several ea
arthquakes were recorrded and co
onstitute
currentlly a very ricch data ban
nk. From this data ban
nk, a strong motion cattalog is esta
ablished
and con
ntains inforrmation regarding the magnitude (Ms), the hypocentra
al distance, the site
type, ea
arthquake and
a
stations locationss …etc. Acttually, the catalog
c
con
ntains aroun
nd 1000
recordss (2<Ms<6.9
9 and 7< Dhypo <160 Km). One of
o the most important applications
a
s was to
derive an
a attenuatiion relationsship for Algeria.
enuation mo
odel accounts for geo
ometrical sp
preading, anelastic
a
The considered spectral atte
ation, and ge
eological sitte condition
ns. The regrression metthod, introduced by joyyner and
attenua
Boore (1981), is a two-step
p inversion [Fukushim
ma and Ta
anaka, 1990
0; Fukushima and
a, 1992]. The
T
attenua
ation model describess the evolu
ution of sp
pectral acce
eleration
Tanaka
according to magn
nitude, hypo
ocentrale disstance, and
d category of
o the site.
al attenuatio
on laws werre derived from
f
1155 horizontal
h
components
c
s. The datasets are
Spectra
constitu
uted of Algerian stro
ong motion
n records (55%) an
nd Europea
an recordss (45%)
homoge
eneously prrocessed. Two
T
modelss are then studies, the
e first one considers Algerian
A
data on
nly, called lo
ocal model, and the second
s
one consider the whole data
d
called regional
model.
at the PGA standard de
eviation dec
creases from
m 0.33 (local data)
The obttained results show tha
to 0.32 (regional da
ata), and th
he local mod
del overestimates the predicted
p
accceleration for
magnitude and
a lower distance. The
e residual vvalues betw
ween observved and predicted
larger m
spectra
al acceleratio
ons are studied and do
o not exhibit any bias. The
T inferred
d regional la
aw is in
good ag
greement with
w classica
al published strong mottion attenua
ation laws.
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Quarry
y Blasts Assessme
A
nt and Their Enviro
onmental Impacts on the Nearby Oil
elwan City
y, Egypt
Pipelines, Southeast of He
Abuo El-E
Ela A. Mohamed and Adel
A
M. E. Mohamed
M
Seismology
S
y Department, the Natio
onal Resea
arch Institute
e
off Astronomyy and Geop
physics, Egyypt
d vibrations induced byy blasting in the ceme
ent quarriess are one of
o the fundamental
Ground
problem
ms in the qu
uarrying industry and may
m cause severe
s
dam
mage to the nearby utiliities and
pipeline
es. Thereforre, a vibratiion control study playss an important role in the minimizzation of
environmental effe
ects of blassting in qua
arries. This research paper pressents the re
esults of
ents induce
ed by blassting at the
e National Cement Company
C
ground vibration measureme
s
o Helwan city,
of
c
Egypt. The aim off this study is to investtigate the in
nfluence
(NCC) southeast
of the quarry
q
blas
sts on the oil pipelines of SUME
ED Compan
ny. The seismic refracction for
compre
essional wavves and the
e shear wavve velocity obtained fro
om the Mullti channel Analysis
A
of Surfa
ace Waves (MASW) are
a used to evaluate th
he closest site
s of the tw
wo pipeline
es to the
quarry b
blasts. The results dem
monstrate th
hat, the clossest site of the two pipelines is of class B,
according to the Internationa
al Building Code (IBC
C) and the
e safe dista
ance to avvoid any
ects is 650 m, following the ded
duced Peakk Particle Velocity
V
(PP
PV) and
environmental effe
(
relatio
onship (PPV
V = 440.64
4 × SD-1.2225) in mm/ss and the Air
A over
Scaled Distance (SD)
Air Blast = 152.87 × SD
S -0.071) in dB. In the lig
ght of the prrediction
Pressurre (Air Blastt) formula (A
0
analysiss, the maxim
mum allowa
able charge
e weight perr delay was found to be
e 591 m/kg0.5
with a
damage
e criterion of
o 12.5 mm/sec at the closest
c
site of the SUM
MED pipeline
es.
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Norrth African
n Group fo
or Earthqu
uake and Tsunami
T
s
studies
an
nd the seis
smic
hazzard asses
ssment in
n North Afrrica
Mourad Bezze
eghoud(1)and
d Assia Harrbi(2)
(1)
Dep
pt. of Physiccs and Centtro de Geoffísica de Évvora, ECT, University
U
o Évora, Po
of
ortugal
(2)
Centre
e de Reche
erche en Astronomie, Astrophysiqu
A
ue et Géophysique,
C
CRAAG,
Bou
uzaréah, Algiers, Algerria
Africa is one of the most earthquake-pro
one areas of the Me
editerranean
n. Many
North A
devasta
ating earthq
quakes, som
me of them
m tsunami-trriggering, in
nflicted hea
avy loss of life and
conside
erable econ
nomic dama
age to the region.
r
Thus it was important and
d necessaryy for the
North-A
African Scie
entists to join their efforts in orderr to capitalizze on any synergies
s
aiming at
the besst seismic hazard
h
asssessment and risk mitigation of the
t
region. The North African
Group for Earthqu
uake and Tsunami
T
stu
udies (NAG
GET, previo
ously NASG
G) was fou
unded in
a
of ICT
TP (Trieste
e, Italy). It is structure
ed as a partnership a
among a
2000 under the aegis
a, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and
diverse group of North Africcan countrries (Moroccco, Algeria
Sudan).
paper, we briefly
b
present the nature, mission and objectives of NA
AGET and the first
In this p
study, b
by the grou
up, that aimed at produ
ucing Neo-d
deterministic seismic hazard
h
asse
essment
maps o
of North Afrrica includin
ng five coun
ntries: Moro
occo, Algerria, Tunisia,, Libya, and
d Egypt.
Then, w
we describe
e the seismo
otectonic co
ontext of No
orth Africa and
a present the maps obtained
o
in termss of the disttribution of maximum displaceme
d
nt, maximum velocity, and design
n ground
accelerration. Thesse thematicc maps ab
bout earthquake hazard constitute importan
nt basic
informa
ation necess
sary for the sustainable
e social and
d economic developme
ent of North Africa.
Referen
nce
 Mou
urabit T. Ab
bou Elenean
n K. M., Aya
adi A., Beno
ouar D., Be
en Suleman A.,Bezzeghoud M.
Che
eddadi A., Chourak
C
M.., ElGabry M.
M N., Harb
bi A., Hfaied
dh M., Husssein H. M.,, Kacem
J., K
Ksentini A.,, Jabour N., Magrin A.,
A Maouche
e S., Meghraoui M., Ousadou
O
F., Panza
G.F
F., Peresan A., Romdhane N., Vaccari
V
F.and Zuccolo
o E., 2013. Neo-Deterrministic
Seissmic Hazarrd Assessm
ment in No
orth-Africa, Journal off Seismolog
gy, accepte
ed. DOI
10.1
1007/s1095
50-013-9375
5-2
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Propo
osing an In
ndexing Method
M
forr Rapid As
ssessment of Seism
mic Vulnerrability
fo
or Existing
g Residen
ntial Stone
e-Concrete
e Building
gs
Hanan
H
S. Al--Nimry, Sad
ddam H. Qe
eran, Musa R. Resheid
dat
Departmen
nt of Civil Engineering,
Jo
ordan Unive
ersity of Science and Technology,
T
, Irbid, Jorda
an
ed by a loca
al type of co
onstruction of weak
The ressidential buiilding stockk in Jordan is dominate
RC infilled frames. The exterio
or frames are
a infilled with
w stiff ston
ne-concrete
e walls whereas the
und masonry panels built
b
of conccrete blockss. Seismic vulnerabilityy of this
interior frames bou
on, which could
c
only be found in
i Jordan and
a
some of the neig
ghboring
type off constructio
es, is not we
ell-defined. Identification of seism
mically inade
equate strucctures with detailed
countrie
inspection and ana
alysis requires enormo
ous time and effort. This study is concerned with the
pment and application
n of an ind
dexing meth
hod for rap
pid evaluation of the seismic
develop
vulnera
ability of exxisting residential sto
one-concrette buildings in Jorda
an. The proposed
assessm
ment metho
od is a rapid
d and yet siimple evalu
uation metho
od that can be used to
o identify
building
gs as adequate, in terrms of hum
man life safe
ety, or thos
se that may
y be at riskk during
ground motions and thereforre require further
f
deta
ailed evalua
ation. The proposed indexing
i
d is only concerned
c
with the local low and mediu
um rise re
esidential buildings
b
method
constructed betwe
een 1990 an
nd 2005. Buildings
B
subject of the
e study are classified into two
a
group is further classified into low risse (1-3 sto
ories) or
area grroups wherrein each area
medium
m rise (4-6 stories)
s
heig
ght categorries. Under each area--height cate
egory, buildings are
classifie
ed into reg
gular and irregular
i
su
ubcategorie
es. The efffects of the
e locally dominant
horizontal irregularities (setba
acks and re
e-entrant corners), ve
ertical irregu
ularities (so
oft story)
erhangs on the seismiic performa
ance of loca
al buildings are examin
ned. A totall of forty
and ove
building
gs were an
nalyzed to arrive at the basic parameters
s of the evaluation
e
method.
Analyticcal compute
er models of the reprresentative buildings were
w
built. Contribution
n of the
infill wa
alls to the la
ateral resista
ance and sttiffness of the represen
ntative build
dings was modeled
m
using n
nonlinear dia
agonal com
mpressive struts. Using
g SAP2000N, static no
onlinear (pu
ushover)
analysiss was carried out to arrive
a
at the
e capacity curves
c
of th
he represen
ntative build
dings. A
Basic Capacity
C
Ind
dex (BCI) was
w obtaine
ed for each building ussing its capa
acity curve and the
design base shea
ar value (ccode value)). This wass later mod
dified using
g five perfo
ormance
pacity Index
x (CI) of the
e building which
w
is to be
b compared with a
modifiers to arrive at the Cap
C
Index value be
elow the lim
mit value ind
dicates thatt the buildin
ng under
limit CI value. A Capacity
eration could experien
nce modera
ate damage
e during an
n earthqua
ake and he
ence the
conside
building
g is classifie
ed as in ne
eed for furtther detailed evaluatio
on whereas a higher C
CI value
implies that the building
b
un
nder consid
deration co
ould experie
ence minor damage, if any.
Assessment formss were desig
gned and used
u
to eva
aluate twentty two samp
ple building
gs in two
an.
main citties in Jorda
Keywords
Rapid assessmen
nt; reinforce
ed concrete
e; infilled frames;
f
sto
one-concrette infills; p
pushover
analysiss; capacity index.
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Seis
smic Risk
k Mitigation in Pales
stine
SAS
SPARM Pro
oject
Jalal Al Dab
bbeek(1), Pa
aola Ceresa
a(2) (3), Fabio
o Germagno
oli(2) and Ba
arbara Borzii(2)
(1)
UPDRR
RC TEAM, Palestine
(2)
EU
UCENTRE, Italy.
(3)
IUSS
S Universityy, Italy.
oject aims to
t reinforce the cooperration with Europe’s
E
ne
eighbours in
n the contexxt of the
This pro
European Researcch Area. Urrban Planniing and Dissaster Risk Reduction Center (UP
PDRRC)
Najah Nation
nal University (NNU) in
n Palestine is coordina
ating the pro
oject, suppo
orted by
at An-N
the Eurropean Cen
ntre for Tra
aining and Research
R
in
n Earthquake Enginee
ering (EUCE
ENTRE)
and the
e Institute for
f Advancced Study of
o Pavia (IUSS) in Ita
aly. The su
upporting action
a
of
EUCEN
NTRE will le
ead UPDRR
RC to becom
me a globally competittive and exp
perienced research
r
centre in the field
d of seismic risk mitig
gation and disaster managemen
m
t. EUCENT
TRE will
PDRRC to devise
d
a res
search strategy capable of increa
asing the sco
ope and
collaborate with UP
RC at the national
n
and
d internation
nal levels. The
T supportting action of IUSS
visibilityy of UPDRR
will be fundamenta
al for the trraining activvities for stu
udents and young rese
earchers. The
T long
ence of IUSS
S in the fielld of earthquake engin
neering and engineering seismology postexperie
graduatte courses will represe
ent a distinguishing fe
eature of the
e internatio
onal vocatio
on of the
SASPA
ARM activitie
es.
eloping a co
omprehensive research strategy, the significa
ant strength
hening of UPDRRC
By deve
role willl be fundam
mental in me
eeting the national
n
soccio-economic challenge
es and regio
onal and
internattional resea
arch activitie
es. The pro
oject activitie
es are iden
ntified with the
t goal of creating
a resea
arch infrastrructure and developing
g and enhan
ncing international coo
operation with PS in
the field
d of scientifiic technolog
gy and capa
acity buildin
ng, i.e. human resource
es, research
h policy,
networkks of researrchers and research in
nstitutes. In an internattional frame
ework the proposed
activitie
es will lead UPDRRC
U
to
o a fruitful cooperation
c
with EU.
At the national lev
vel, an enh
hancement of capability will enssure PS to establish a centre
ed to resp
pond to ea
arthquake engineering
e
g needs of the local communiity. The
prepare
mention
ned target will
w be pursu
ued by enha
ancing the capability of
o UPDRRC
C for training
g activity
in the field of earthquake engineering
e
ore, a high
her visibilityy of UPDR
RRC will
. Furthermo
age researchers to co
ompete inte
ernationallyy in terms of scientificc excellencce (e.g.,
encoura
acquirin
ng and participating in EU Framew
work projeccts related to
t seismic risk
r
reductio
ons) and
increase their incentives to co
ontinue theirr research activities
a
in PS.
ed competitiveness of
o NNU, creation of networks
n
of
o research centres, promote
p
Improve
initiative
es of genera
al public aw
wareness arre some of the
t expecte
ed results off SASPARM
M.
Note:
Proje
ect acronym: SA
ASPARM
Proje
ect full title: "Sup
pport Action for Strengthening Palestinian-adm
P
ministrated Area
as capabilities fo
or Seismic
Risk Mitigation.
Proje
ect funded by Eu
uropean Commission through tthe SEVENTH FRAME
F
WORK PROGRAMME
E.
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Earthq
quake Earrly Warnin
ng and Rapid Post-E
Earthquak
ke Assessment Stud
dies at
OERI, Turk
key
KO
Ali Pinar and Musta
afa Erdik
Bogazici Univerrsity, Kaindilli Observatory and Ea
arthquake Research
R
Institute (KOE
ERI),
Isttanbul, Turkkey
The imp
plementatio
on of the earthquake ea
arly warning
g system (E
EEWS) in Istanbul commenced
in 2001. Satellite
e based and
a
fiber optic data
a transmisssion systems are used for
r
stations and the
e base statiion at KOER
RI. The con
ntinuous
communication between the remote
t
stations is used to provide real
r
time wa
arning for emerging
e
po
otentially
on-line data from these
ous earthqu
uakes. A siimple and robust Earlly Warning algorithm, based on specific
disastro
thresho
old time do
omain amplitude levelss named as
a CAV is implemente
ed. Region
nal early
warning
g algorithmss such as PRESTo
P
and
d Virtual Se
eismologist running under Seiscom
mp3 are
to be implemente
ed as well.. The earlyy warning sygnal is to be com
mmunicated
d to the
n systems of the rece
eipent facilities, which
h will autom
matically
approprriate servo shut-down
decide proper actiion based on
o the alarrm level. Among
A
the prospective
e end userrs of the
he facilities such as Fa
ast Train an
nd Tube Tun
nnel, Istanb
bul Gas Distribution
EEW syygnal are th
Corpora
ation (IGDA
AS), Recently constructted tall build
dings, electric power plants.
d
over th
he last deca
ades regard
ding the devvelopment of
o new app
proaches
In addittion, work done
and settting up of new applications for earthquake
e
rapid respo
onse systems that fun
nction to
estimate earthquakke losses in
n quasi-real time after an
a earthqua
ake are elab
borated.
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List of
o Participants
a
Algeria
Nasserr Laouami
Directeu
ur de Reche
erche
Chef de
e Division de Recherch
he Aléa
Sismiqu
ue
Centre National de
e Recherche
e Appliquée
e
mique, CGS
S
en Génie Parasism
addour Rahiim, BP. 252
2, Hussein
Rue Ka
Dey, Alger, Algérie
e.
13 21 49 55
5 41
Tel: +21
Fax: +2
213 21 49 55 36
E-mail: nlaouami@
@cgs-dz.org
g
n_laouami@
@hotmail.co
om
Moham
med Hamda
ache
Chercheur
G
CRAAG
BP63 Bouzaréah
B
1
16348
Algiers,, Algeria
Tel: +21
1 90 44 54/55
Fax: +2
21 90 44 58
E-mail: mhamdach
[email protected]
m.hamdach
[email protected]
dz
Iordanis Dimitriadis
Seismologisst
S
G
Geological
S
Survey
Dep
partment
1
1415
Nicosia
C
Cyprus
E
E-mail:
[email protected]
E
Egypt
Hatem Oda
H
ah
P
President
N
National
Re
esearch Insttitute of Astrronomy
a Geophyysics - NRIA
and
AG
H
Helwan
C
Cairo,
Egyp
pt
E
E-mail:
hate
[email protected]
hate
emodah@ya
ahoo.com
Abuo El-Ela
A
a Amin Mo
ohamed
P
Professor,
H
Head
of Seismology De
epartment,
N
National
Re
esearch Insttitute of Astrronomy
a Geophyysics
and
E
E-mail:
amin
[email protected]
abuo
oelela99@h
hotmail.com
m
Cyprus
s
Georgiou Morisseau
M
Eleni G
Director
nt
Geological Survey Departmen
1415 Nicosia, Cyprus
57 224 09213
Tel: +35
Fax: +3
357 223 168
873
E-mail: director@g
gsd.moa.govv.cy
s Nicolaides
s
Stelios
Senior Geological
G
Officer
Geological Survey Departmen
nt
1415 Nicosia, Cyprus
57-2240926
60
Tel: +35
Fax: +3
357 223 168
873
E-mail: [email protected]
a.gov.cy
El-Sayed Mohamed
E
M
Salem
S
E
Egyptian
Ge
eological Su
urvey and Mining
M
A
Authority
3 Salah Sale
em Road
A
Abbasiya,
Cairo
C
11517
7, Egypte
T +202 68
Tel:
82 8013
E
E-mail:
saye
edsalem200
[email protected]
F
France
Remy Buss
R
su
S
Secretary
General
G
E
European-M
Mediterranea
an Seismological
C
Centre
c CEA, Bt. Sâbles
c/o
C
Centre
DAM
M- Ile de Fra
ance
B
Bruyères
le Châtel
9
91297
Arpajjon Cedex
F
France
T +33 169
Tel:
9267814
E
E-mail:
Rem
my.BOSSU@
@CEA.FR
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M
x
Gilles Mazet-Roux
Seismo
ologist of the
e EuropeanMediterrranean Seismological Centre
c/o CEA
A, Bt. Bard Centre DAM
M–
Ile de France
F
Bruyyères le Châ
âtel
91297 A
Arpajon Ced
dex
France
msc-csem.o
org
E-mail : mazet@em
Pascal Roudil
Head of CENALT
Energie Atom
mique et au
ux
Commisssariat à l'E
Energie
es Alternativ
ves DASE/L
LDG Bruyèrresle-Châtel
Arpajon Ced
dex
91297 A
France
[email protected]
E-mail : pascal.rou
ny
German
Angelo
o Strollo
Seismo
ologist (GEO
OFON)
GFZ Ge
erman Rese
earch Centrre for
Geoscie
ences
14473 P
Potsdam Brrandenburg
German
ny
E-mail: strollo@gfz
z-potsdam.d
de
e
Greece
os Vallianattos
Filippo
Head of the Labora
atory of Geo
ophysics &
ology
Seismo
Techno
ological Edu
ucational Insstitute of
Crete
&
R
School of Natural Resources
nment
Environ
3 Roma
anou Str., Chalepa,
C
Ch
hania 73133
3
Crete,
e
Greece
E-mail: fvallian@ch
hania.teicre
ete.gr
Ilias Papadopoulos
Laboratory of
L
o Geophyssics and Seiismology,
D
Department
t of Environment and
N
Natural
Ressources
T
Technologic
cal Educatio
onal Institute
e of
C
Crete
G
GR-73100
C
Chania,
GR
REECE
T +30-2310-23028
Tel:
E
Email:
ilias@
@chania.teicrete.gr
Nikolaos S. Melis
N
D
Director
of Research
R
Institute of Geodynamic
G
cs,
N
National
Ob
bservatory of
o Athens,
L
Lofos
Nimfo
on,
G
GR-118
10, Thissio,
A
Athens,
G
Greece
E
E-mail:
nme
[email protected]
I
Israel
Avi Shapira
A
a
C
Chairman
N
National
Earthquake Preparednesss
C
Committee
M
Minister
of National
N
Infrrastructuress
J
Jerusalem,
Israel
T
Tel:
+02--5316033
F
Fax:
+02--5316063
E
E-mail:
[email protected]
Rami Hofsttetter
R
H
Head
Seism
mology Divission
G
Geophysica
al Institute of
o Israel (GIII)
P
P.O.B
182, LOD 71100
0,
Israel
E
E-mail:
[email protected]
ramihof@yahoo
o.com
Vladimir Pinsky
V
S
Senior
Rese
earcher
S
Seismology
Division
G
Geophysica
al Institute of
o Israel (GIII)
P
P.O.B
182, LOD 71100
0,
Israel
E
E-mail:
[email protected]
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Andrei Polozov
ute of Israell (GII)
Geophyysical Institu
P.O.B 1
182, LOD 71100,
Israel
E-mail: [email protected]
Lea Feldman
Analystt,
Seismo
ology Divisio
on
Geophyysical Institu
ute of Israell (GII)
P.O.B 1
182, LOD 71100,
Israel
o.il
E-mail: [email protected]
n
Yochai Ben Horin
Head of SNRC,
Nuclear Ressearch Center,
Soreq N
Nationa
al Data Center of Israel,
Yavne 8
81800,
Israel
nhorin@gma
ail.com
E-mail: yochai.ben
Italy
Beatric
ce M.Sole Giambastia
G
ani
Earth S
Sciences De
epartment
Universsity of Ferra
ara
Ferrara
a,
Italy
9 0532 974695
Tel: +39
E-mail: gmbbrc@u
unife.it
n
Jordan
oud Al-Qarryouti
Mahmo
Head of Jordan Se
eismologica
al
Observatory (JSO))
Natural Resourcess Authority
Amman
n 1118,
Jordan
NRA.GOV.JJO
E-mail: Mahmoud.Qaryouti@N
Ali Sawarie
A
eh
D
Director
of Geology
G
N
Natural
Ressources Authority
P
P.O.
Box 7
A
Amman
111
118
J
Jordan
E
E-mail:
[email protected]
Waseem Alllan
W
C
Computer
Engineer
E
J
Jordan
Seissmological Observatory
O
y (JSO)
N
Natural
Ressources Authority (NRA
A)
M
Ministry
of Energy
E
and Mineral ressources
T +962 79
Tel:
95092092
E
E-mail:
waseemallan@
@hotmail.com
m
Hanan Al-N
H
Nimry
A
Assistant
Prrofessor of Structural
S
E
Engineering
g
D
Department
t of Civil Eng
gineering,
F
Faculty
of Engineering
E
J
Jordan
Univ
versity of Sccience and
T
Technology
P Box 303
P.O
30 Irbid 221
110,
J
Jordan
T +962 2 720 1000 Ext.
Tel:
E 22110
F
Fax:
+962 2 720 1074
E
E-mail:
[email protected]
edu.jo
L
Lebanon
Alexandre Sursock
A
S
D
Director,
C
Centre
for Geophysica
G
l research
N
National
Co
ouncil for Sccientific Ressearch
L
Lebanon
T +9614-9
Tel:
981885
F +9614-9
Fax
981886
E
E-mail:
[email protected]
asurrsock@wise
e.net.lb
Rachid Jom
R
maa
H
Head
of the Seismological Networrk
C
Centre
for Geophysica
G
l research
N
National
Co
ouncil for Sccientific Ressearch
L
Lebanon
T +9614-9
Tel:
981885
F +9614-9
Fax
981886
E
E-mail:
rjom
[email protected]
edu.lb
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Libya
M
Morocco
Abdala
a Elmelade
Head of Departme
ent of Resea
arch and Fie
eld
Studiess
Libyan Centre for Remote
R
Sensing and
Science (LC
CRSSS)
Space S
Abuslim
m, Tripoli,
Libya
8913361701
Tel: 218
E-mail: [email protected]
Mimoun Ha
M
arnafi
U
Université
Mohammed
M
V- Agdal
Institut Scientifique
A
Avenue
Ibn Batota
R
Rabat,
M
Morocco
E
E-mail:
harn
nafi@israba
at.ac.ma
harn
nafimimoun@
@yahoo.com
med Imhme
ed Saleh
Moham
Libyan Centre for Remote
R
Sensing and
Science (LC
CRSSS)
Space S
Abuslim
m, Tripoli,
Libya
Nacer Jabo
N
our
L
Laboratoire
ysique
de Géophy
C
Centre
Natio
onal de Reccherches
S
Scientifique
s et Techniques
R
Rabat,
M
Morocco
E
E-mail:
jabo
[email protected]
ma
Noureddin Shanta
S
Nofel N
Libyan Centre for Remote
R
Sensing and
Science (LC
CRSSS)
Space S
Abuslim
m, Tripoli,
Libya
T Netherrlands
The
Malta
w R. Agius
s
Matthew
Researrch Support Officer
Departm
ment of Phyysics
Faculty of Science
e
a
Universsity of Malta
Msida M
MSD2080,
Malta
[email protected]
edu.mt
E-mail: matthew.ag
Sebasttiano D'Amico
Departm
ment of Phyysics
Universsity of Malta
a,
Msida M
MSD 2080,
Malta
356) 2340 2101
2
Tel: (+3
Fax: (+3
356) 21312
2110
E-mail: sebdamico
[email protected]
Torild Van Eck
T
O
ORFEUS
se
ecretary gen
neral
N
NERA
proje
ect managerr
P Box 201
PO
1
N
NL-3730
AE
E De Bilt
N
Netherlands
s
T +31 30 2206780
Tel:
E
E-mail:
vane
[email protected]
nl
S
Sultanate
o Oman
of
Issa El-Hus
ssain
D
Director,
Ea
arthquake Monitoring
M
C
Center
S
Sultan
Quab
boos University
P
P.O.
Box 50
0, Al-Khoudh PC123
M
Muscat,
Om
man
D
Direct
Tel. +968
+
24142
2642
F
Fax/tel.
+96
68 24413137
7
E
E-mail:
elhu
ussain@squ
u.edu.om
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a S. Al-Jabrri
Khalifa
Associa
ate Professo
or
Departm
ment of Civil and
Architecctural Engin
neering
College
e of Enginee
ering,
Sultan Q
Qaboos University
P.O. Bo
ox 33, Al-Kh
hod 123, Mu
uscat,
Sultana
ate of Oman
n
E-mail: [email protected]
Palestiine
Jalal Al Dabbeek
C Director
ESSEC
Earth S
Sciences and Seismic Engineering
E
g
Center
k
Nablus,,West Bank
Palestin
ne
Tel:
4121
+970 92344
5982
Fax: +970 92345
336061
Mobile: + 970 5993
najah.edu
E-mail: seiscen@n
Radwan El Kelani
C
ESSEC
Earth S
Sciences and Seismic Engineering
E
g
Center
k
Nablus,, West Bank
Palestin
ne
E-mail: [email protected]
n A. T. Mohsen
Ayman
ESSEC
C Seismolog
gist
Earth S
Sciences and Seismic Engineering
E
g
Center
k
Nablus,, West Bank
Palestin
ne
E-mail: ayman_mo
ohsen@naja
ah.edu
F. Al Wahsh
Hatim F
ESSEC
C Engineer
Earth S
Sciences and Seismic Engineering
E
g
Center
k
Nablus,, West Bank
Palestin
ne
E-mail: Hatem_wa
ahsh@najah
h.edu
Moamar F.S
M
S. Ishtayye
eh
E
ESSEC
Sofftware Engin
neer
E
Earth
Sciences and Se
eismic Engin
neering
C
Center
N
Nablus,
West Bank
P
Palestine
E
E-mail:
moa
amar@najah
h.edu
Anas Tayse
A
eer Atatri
E
ESSEC
Seis
smologist
E
Earth
Sciences and Se
eismic Engin
neering
C
Center
N
Nablus,
West Bank
P
Palestine
Wala’ N. Ajaj
W
E
ESSEC
E
Earth
Sciences and Se
eismic Engin
neering
C
Center
N
Nablus,
West Bank
P
Palestine
Usama Zain
U
n Eldeen
D
Dean
of Adm
mission and
d Registratio
on
A
Associate
P
Professor
of Structural Geology
G
a Remote
and
e Sensing
D
Department
t of Geology
y
F
Faculty
of Science
S
A Azhar Un
Al
niversity – Gaza
G
P
P.O.
Box 12
277, Gaza,
P
Palestine
T +97 (0)59 9603 70
Tel:
06
E
E-mail:
[email protected]
u.zainzldeen@a
alazhar.edu
u.ps
Mutaz A. Al-Qutob
M
H
Head
of the Departmen
nt of Environment
a Earth Studies
and
S
F
Faculty
of Science
S
and Technolog
gy
A
Al-Quds
University
P Box 191
PO
164
J
Jerusalem,
Israel
E
E-mail:
mku
[email protected]
edu
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gal
Portug
Fernan
ndo Carrilho
o
Instituto
o Portuguêss do Mar e da
d Atmosfera,
Rua C a
ao Aeroportto, 1749-07
77
Lisboa,
al
Portuga
E-mail: fernando.carrilho@ipm
ma.pt
Mourad
d Bezzegou
ud
Departa
amento de Física
F
Centro de Geofísicca de Évora
a
s e Tecnolo
ogia
Escola de Ciências
É
Universsidade de Évora
Rua Ro
omão Rama
alho, 59
7002-55
54 Évora,
Portuga
al
E-mail: mourad@u
uevora.pt
A
Saudi Arabia
am
Mashell N. Alkada
Seismo
ologist
King Sa
aud Universsity,
Departe
ement of Ge
eology
P.O. Bo
ox 2455,
Riyadh 11451,
Arabia
Saudi A
E-mail: m.alkadam
[email protected]
Spain
Martín Davilla
José M
Real I. Observator
O
rio de la Arm
mada
Head G
Geophysical Departmen
nt
Cecilio Pujazon
00 San Fern
nando (Cad
diz) Spain
E- 1110
E-mail: [email protected]
o Pazos Ga
arcia
Antonio
Real I. Observator
O
rio de la Arm
mada
Head S
Seismologica
al Service
Geophyysical Depa
artment
Cecilio Pujazon s/n
n
E-11100 San Fernando (Cadiz) Spain
a.es
E-mail: pazos@roa
María José Jiménez
M
C
CSIC
Institute of Geoscience
G
es ( CSIC, UCM)
U
J
Jose
Gutiérrez Abasca
al, 2
E 28006 Madrid, Spain
En
T +34 914
Tel:
4 111 328 ext. 1160
F
Fax:
+34 915 644 740
E
E-mail:
[email protected]
Mariano Ga
M
arcia-Ferna
andez
S
Secretary
General
G
of th
he European
S
Seismologic
cal Comissio
on
E
Editor-in-ch
ief of Journal of Seismology
Institute of Geoscience
G
e (CSIC, UC
CM)
M
MCN
locatio
on
J
Jose
Gutierrez Abasca
al, 2
E
E-28006
Ma
adrid, Spain
n
P
Phone:
+34 914 111 32
28 ext 1160
0
F
Fax:
+34 915 644 740 / +34 915 645
6 078
E
E-mail:
[email protected]
Elisa Buforrn
E
U
Universidad
d Compluten
nse de Mad
drid
F
Facultad
de
e Ciencias Físicas
F
D
Departamen
nto de Geoffísica
2
28040
Madrrid, Spain
E
E-mail:
[email protected]
ucm.es
Lucía Lozano
L
S
Spanish
Seismic Netwo
ork
IGN (Madrid
d, Spain)
T +34 91 597 97 23
Tel.
E
E-mail:
lllopezdemedra
ano@fomen
nto.es
S
Sudan
Indira Abde
el Rahman Mohamed
G
Geological
R
Research
Authority
A
of Sudan
S
P Box 410
PO
0,
K
Khartoum,
S
Sudan
E
E-mail:
moh
hamedindira
[email protected]
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a
Tunisia
Bouden Rom
mdhane
Najla B
Professsor,
Scientiffic Senior Councilor
C
Minister of Higher Education, Scientific
Researrch and Tecchnology of Tunisia
Tunis
Tunisia
hane@hotm
mail.fr
E-mail: najlaromdh
Ben Abdalllah
Semir B
Director
D
Geophyysics and Astronomy Dept.
Nationa
al Meteorolo
ogical Institu
ute
P.O. Bo
ox 156, 203
35
Tunis – Carthage
E-mail: ben_abdallah@meteo
o.tn
ouallegue
Atef Bo
Chief off service
Seismo
ology Deparrtment
Nationa
al Meteorolo
ogical Institu
ute
P.O.Box 156, 2035
5
Tunis - Carthage
Tunisia
egue@gma
ail.com
E-mail: atef.boualle
y
Turkey
ar
Ali Pina
Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake
Researrch Institute - KOERI
Departm
ment of Earrthquake En
ngineering
Bogazicci Universityy
81220, Cengelkoy
Istanbul
Turkey
gmail.com
E-mail: 4alipinar@g
Dogan Kalafat
Observatoryy &
Boğaziççi Universityy, Kandilli O
Earthqu
uake Resea
arch Institute
e, National
Earthqu
uake Monito
oring Centre
e (NEMC),
Çengelköy 34680, İstanbul,
EY
TURKE
E-mail: kalafato@b
boun.edu.tr
Niyazi Türk
N
kelli
P
Professor
D
Department
t of Geophyysics
K
Kandilli
Obs
servatory
E
Earthquake
I
Research Institute
B
Bogazici
Un
niversity
3
34684
Ceng
gelkoy
Istanbul
T
Turkey
E
E-mail:
turke
[email protected]
edu.tr
Zehra Çağn
Z
nan
A
Associate
P
Professor
M
Middle
Eastt Technical University
T
Turkey
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E-mail:
cagn
[email protected]
U
United
Arab
b Emirates
s
Hussain Ma
H
ahdi Al Hajjeri
N
National
Ce
enter of Mete
eorology &
S
Seismology
Affairs
M
Ministry
of Presidential
P
P
P.O.
Box 48
815, Abu Dh
habi,
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United
Arab
b Emirates
T +971 2 2227479
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Fax:
+971 2 6661575
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Email:
Halha
[email protected]
Talal Alwah
T
hedi
S
Seismologis
st
N
National
Ce
enter of Mete
eorology an
nd
S
Seismology
M
Ministry
of Presidential
P
Affairs
P
P.O.
Box 48
815
A Dhabi
Abu
U
United
Arab
b Emirates
E
E-mail:
TAlW
[email protected]
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United
Stattes of Ame
erica
David H. Op
D
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U.S.
Geolog
gical Survey
y 345 Middlefield
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MS 97
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United
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el P. Foose
Michae
Regiona
al Specialis
st for Africa and the
Middle East
Internattional Progrrams
U.S. Ge
eological Su
urvey National Center,
MS 917
7
12201 S
Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, VA 20192-0002, USA
A
6055
Tel: + 1- 703-648-6
Fax: + 1 -703-648--6075
E-mail: mfoose@u
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Rob Me
Seismo
ologist
Lawrence Livermo
ore National Laboratory
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ast Avenue
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7000 Ea
Livermo
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CA 945
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USA
5-423-0578
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Tel: 925
E-mail: mellors1@
@llnl.gov
en Herzog
Stephe
Manage
er, Seismic Cooperatio
on Program
U.S. De
epartment of
o Energy
1000 In
ndependencce Ave. SW
Washin
ngton, DC 20585
USA
erzog@nnsa
a.doe.gov
E-mail: stephen.he
Ogie Kuraica
etrics System
ms
Kineme
222 Vissta Avenue
Pasade
ena
Californ
nia 91107
USA
E-mail: [email protected]
U
UNESCO
Frederick O.
F
O Simon
C
Consultant
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Cross-Cuttin
ng Thematic
c Unit on Disaster
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Risk
Reducttion
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Natural
Scie
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UNESCO
1
11813
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E-mail:
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ericksimon@
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Alexandros
A
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Chief
of Unit
C
Cross-Cuttin
ng Thematic
c Unit on Disaster
R
Risk
Reducttion
R B3.19, 1 Rue Miollis,
Rm
7
75015,
Paris
s,
F
France
T + 33 (0)) 1 456 84 178
Tel:
1
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+ 33 (0
0) 6959059
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E-mail:
a.ma
akarigakis@
@unesco.orrg
W
Website:
htttp://www.un
nesco.org/disaster
Jair Torres
J
C
Cross-Cuttin
ng Thematic
c Unit on Disaster
R
Risk
Reducttion
N
Natural
Scie
ence Sectorr
U
UNESCO
1 rue Miollis
1,
s, B3.23
7
75732
Paris
s Cedex 15,, France
T +33 (0)1 45 68 41 22
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