TITLE:
Earthquake Statistics and Earthquake Research Studies in Pakistan
AUTHORS:
Farhana Sarwar, Saleem Iqbal, Muhammad Qaisar, Abdul Rehman, Faiza Akhtar, Syed Mohsin Raza
KEYWORDS:
Seismicity, Active Faults, Seismogenic Zones, Tectonic Plates
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Earthquake Research,
Vol.5 No.2,
May
18,
2016
ABSTRACT: This paper is about short review of earthquake statistics and efforts for earthquake mitigation,
hazard and risk assessment studies in Pakistan. Pakistan and adjoining region lying between longitude
60°E to 78°E and latitude 20°N to 45°N are selected for the study as this region has a history
of many large earthquakes because of its location in the region of intersection of three plates
namely Indian, Eurasian and Arabian Sea plate. This paper is based on the study of both seismological
history of the region which includes recent and historical seismicity based on earthquake
catalogue as well as geological knowledge supplemented with available fault system information.
In this study, Pakistan and adjoining regions are divided into 14 seismogenic zones. Seismicity of
each zone is studied considering also the major cities in the respective zone and type of infrastructure
which is mainly responsible for earthquake disaster rather than earthquake itself.