Open AccessEmploying Cantor sets for earthquake time series analysis in two zones of western Turkey
Author(s) -
Alper Sezer
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
scientia iranica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.299
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 2345-3605
pISSN - 1026-3098
DOI - 10.1016/j.scient.2012.10.001
Subject(s) - fractal dimension , fractal , magnitude (astronomy) , seismology , geology , scale (ratio) , series (stratigraphy) , dimension (graph theory) , fractal analysis , mathematics , geography , cartography , mathematical analysis , physics , paleontology , astronomy , pure mathematics
AbstractIn this study, a fractal approach is employed to analyze the seismic history of Fethiye and Simav zones in the West of Turkey. In this scope, a database, including the set of earthquakes in two seismogenic zones, is compiled. Applying fractal dimension and probability concepts, it is aimed to find out the occurrence probability of earthquakes having magnitudes equal to or greater than a threshold level. The results are analyzed in detail and relationships among the fractal dimension, threshold magnitude, probability intercept, and critical time scale are presented. The analyses revealed that activities in the Fethiye Zone are more frequent and continuous than those in the Simav Zone. As mentioned in previous studies, the critical time scales at certain magnitude thresholds can be referred to as the lower limit of the recurrence period of earthquakes in these zones