Earthquake Risk Assessment For The Istanbul Metropolitan Area Final Report

Following the losses suffered during the two major earthquakes that struck Turkey in 1999, there has been broad recognition among Turkeys governmental, non-governmental and academic organizations of the need for extensive response planning based on detailed risk analyses of likely seismic hazards in Turkey in general and Istanbul in particular.The current research project had the following objectives:1. The development of an Istanbul metropolitan area risk model based on current data, on:- Hazard assessment based on the seismo-tectonic structure, surface geology and local...