What Would Happen If the M 7.3 (1721) and M 7.4 (1780) Historical Earthquakes of Tabriz City (NW Iran) Occurred Again in 2021?

What Would Happen If the M 7.3 (1721) and M 7.4 (1780) Historical Earthquakes of Tabriz City (NW Iran) Occurred Again in 2021?

Tabriz is located in the northwest of Iran. Two huge earthquakes with magnitudes of 7.4 and 7.3 occurred there in 1780 and 1721. These earthquakes caused considerable damage and casualties in Tabriz. Using the method of scenario building, we aim to investigate what would happen if such earthquakes o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mohammad Ghasemi, Sadra Karimzadeh, Masashi Matsuoka, Bakhtiar Feizizadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
Subjects:
earthquake
intensity
vulnerability
seismic hazard
GIS
Tabriz
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/10/10/657

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