An Investigation of the Reliability of the Taiwan Earthquake Model PSHA2015

The Taiwan Earthquake Model (TEM) has had a new probabilistic seismic‐hazard analysis (PSHA) model for determining the probability of exceedance (PoE) of the ground motion over a specified period in Taiwan. We conducted several tests to investigate the adequacy of the seismic source parameters adopt...

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Main Authors: Wang, Yu‐Ju, Lee, Ya‐Ting, Chan, Chung‐Han, Ma, Kuo‐Fong
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-813832020-09-26T21:38:16Z An Investigation of the Reliability of the Taiwan Earthquake Model PSHA2015 Wang, Yu‐Ju Lee, Ya‐Ting Chan, Chung‐Han Ma, Kuo‐Fong Earth Observatory of Singapore Taiwan Earthquake Model (TEM) Probabilistic seismic‐hazard analysis (PSHA) model The Taiwan Earthquake Model (TEM) has had a new probabilistic seismic‐hazard analysis (PSHA) model for determining the probability of exceedance (PoE) of the ground motion over a specified period in Taiwan. We conducted several tests to investigate the adequacy of the seismic source parameters adopted by the TEM in 2015 (TEM PSHA2015). The observed maximal peak ground accelerations (PGAs) of the ML>4.0 mainshocks from 1993 to 2015 were used to test the predicted PGA from areal and subduction zone sources based on a time‐independent Poisson distribution. This comparison excluded the observations from the 1999 Chi‐Chi earthquake, because this was the only earthquake associated with the identified active fault in the testing period. We used tornado diagrams to analyze the sensitivities of these source parameters to the ground‐motion values of the PSHA. This study showed that the predicted PGA for a 63% PoE in the 23‐year period corresponded to observations, confirming the applicability of the parameters to areal and subduction zone sources. We adopted disaggregation analysis to determine the contribution of each seismic source to the hazard for six metropolitan cities in Taiwan. Sensitivity tests on the seismogenic structure parameters indicated that slip rate and maximum magnitude are the dominant factors in the TEM PSHA2015. For densely populated faults in southwestern Taiwan, the assessed hazard level is more sensitive to the maximum magnitude of earthquakes than it is to the slip rate of active faults, creating concern for the possibility of larger earthquakes due to multiple‐segment ruptures in this area, which has not yet been considered in the TEM PSHA2015. The source category disaggregation also suggested a seismic hazard over long periods in northern Taiwan due to subduction zone sources. Published version 2017-07-27T09:35:34Z 2019-12-06T14:29:43Z 2017-07-27T09:35:34Z 2019-12-06T14:29:43Z 2016 Journal Article Wang, Y.-J., Lee, Y.-T., Chan, C.-H., & Ma, K.-F. (2016). An Investigation of the Reliability of the Taiwan Earthquake Model PSHA2015. Seismological Research Letters, 87(6), 1287-1298. 0895-0695 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81383 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/43476 10.1785/0220160085 en Seismological Research Letters © 2016 Seismological Society of America (SSA). This paper was published in Seismological Research Letters and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of Seismological Society of America (SSA). The published version is available at: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1785/0220160085]. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law. 13 p. application/pdf
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topic Taiwan Earthquake Model (TEM)
Probabilistic seismic‐hazard analysis (PSHA) model
spellingShingle Taiwan Earthquake Model (TEM)
Probabilistic seismic‐hazard analysis (PSHA) model
Wang, Yu‐Ju
Lee, Ya‐Ting
Chan, Chung‐Han
Ma, Kuo‐Fong
An Investigation of the Reliability of the Taiwan Earthquake Model PSHA2015
description The Taiwan Earthquake Model (TEM) has had a new probabilistic seismic‐hazard analysis (PSHA) model for determining the probability of exceedance (PoE) of the ground motion over a specified period in Taiwan. We conducted several tests to investigate the adequacy of the seismic source parameters adopted by the TEM in 2015 (TEM PSHA2015). The observed maximal peak ground accelerations (PGAs) of the ML>4.0 mainshocks from 1993 to 2015 were used to test the predicted PGA from areal and subduction zone sources based on a time‐independent Poisson distribution. This comparison excluded the observations from the 1999 Chi‐Chi earthquake, because this was the only earthquake associated with the identified active fault in the testing period. We used tornado diagrams to analyze the sensitivities of these source parameters to the ground‐motion values of the PSHA. This study showed that the predicted PGA for a 63% PoE in the 23‐year period corresponded to observations, confirming the applicability of the parameters to areal and subduction zone sources. We adopted disaggregation analysis to determine the contribution of each seismic source to the hazard for six metropolitan cities in Taiwan. Sensitivity tests on the seismogenic structure parameters indicated that slip rate and maximum magnitude are the dominant factors in the TEM PSHA2015. For densely populated faults in southwestern Taiwan, the assessed hazard level is more sensitive to the maximum magnitude of earthquakes than it is to the slip rate of active faults, creating concern for the possibility of larger earthquakes due to multiple‐segment ruptures in this area, which has not yet been considered in the TEM PSHA2015. The source category disaggregation also suggested a seismic hazard over long periods in northern Taiwan due to subduction zone sources.
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Wang, Yu‐Ju
Lee, Ya‐Ting
Chan, Chung‐Han
Ma, Kuo‐Fong
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Lee, Ya‐Ting
Chan, Chung‐Han
Ma, Kuo‐Fong
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title An Investigation of the Reliability of the Taiwan Earthquake Model PSHA2015
title_short An Investigation of the Reliability of the Taiwan Earthquake Model PSHA2015
title_full An Investigation of the Reliability of the Taiwan Earthquake Model PSHA2015
title_fullStr An Investigation of the Reliability of the Taiwan Earthquake Model PSHA2015
title_full_unstemmed An Investigation of the Reliability of the Taiwan Earthquake Model PSHA2015
title_sort investigation of the reliability of the taiwan earthquake model psha2015
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