Seismic hazard across Bulgaria and neighbouring areas: Extreme magnitude recurrence and strong ground shaking

Natural Hazards

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1155-1201

  Burton, Paul W ^a   Bayliss, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Balkan; Bulgaria; Extreme values theory; Magnitude recurrence; Seismic hazard; Sofia; Velocity

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE CATALOGUE; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RECURRENCE; GROUND MOTION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; SEISMIC HAZARD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRONG MOTION;

BALKANS; BULGARIA; SOFIA;

EID: 84881042538     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-013-0699-6     Document Type: Article

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