Seismic hazard maps of Yangon and its surrounding areas

Abstract

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.

Keywords:

• seismic hazard
• peak ground acceleration
• Yangon

CLC number:

• P227