Forlin, P., Gerrard, C. and Petley, D. (2016) Exploring representativeness and reliability for late medieval earthquakes in Europe. Natural Hazards, 84 (3). pp. 1625-1636. ISSN 0921-030X
Abstract
Seismic catalogues of past earthquakes have compiled a substantial amount of information about historical seismicity for Europe and the Mediterranean. Using two of the most recent European seismic databases (AHEAD and EMEC), this paper employs GIS spatial analysis (kernel density estimation) to explore the representativeness and reliability of data captured for late medieval earthquakes. We identify those regions where the occurrence of earthquakes is significantly higher or lower than expected values and investigate possible reasons for these discrepancies. The nature of the seismic events themselves, the methodology employed during catalogue compilation and the availability of medieval written records are all briefly explored.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | The Author(s) 2016. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. |
Keywords: | Earthquakes; Historical seismicity; Late medieval Europe; GIS; Kernel density estimation; Risk |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Vice-Chancellor's Office (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 30 Nov 2016 15:00 |
Last Modified: | 30 Nov 2016 15:00 |
Published Version: | http://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-016-2502-y |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s11069-016-2502-y |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:108592 |