International Workshop on Seismic Analysis and
Earthquake Hazard Assessment in the
Mediterranean Region
(RELEMR)
Antakya, Turkey 11-14 December 2002
Session I: Earthquake Hazard Assessment
Session II: Earthquake Hazard Assessment (Emphasis on Time
Dependent Probabilities)
Session III: The Paris 2002 Workshop on Reference Events
Session IV: Contributed Papers on Reference Events
Session V: Contributed Papers on Velocity Models
Session VI: Contributed Papers on Seismic Retrofit of
existing buildings
Session VII: Strong Ground Motion Simulation
Session VIII: Studies on the Precursory Phenomena
Associated with Earthquakes
Session IX: Contributed Papers on Seismic Retrofit of
Existing Buildings
INTRODUCTION
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS) have been working with the Council of Europe, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC),
government agencies, and other organizations on a program for Reducing Earthquake Losses in the Eastern
Mediterranean Region (RELEMR). Approximately 17 RELEMR meetings have been held since the first meeting in
Cairo in 1993. Participants discussed regional approaches to improve seismic data (e.g., more accurate locations and
improved magnitude estimates) and they agreed to contribute to a RELEMR seismic hazard map. Probabilistic Seismic
Hazard Assessment (PSHA) and issues of interest to monitoring the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty have also been
discussed.
In the interest of reducing earthquake risk in the Mediterranean region, UNESCO, the Bogazici University - Kandilli
Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute are planning hold a workshop on Seismic Analysis and Earthquake
Hazard Assessment in the Mediterranean Region in Antakya (ancient Antioch), Turkey. The local hosts of the Conference
were the Governorate of Hatay, Municipality of Antakya and the local branch of the Chamber of Civil Engineers.
Contributed papers on seismology, hazard assessment, and earthquake engineering are invited More than 50 scientists
from approximately 25 countries in the Mediterranean region are invited to participate in the workshop that was held at the
City Hall in Antakya, Turkey, 11-14 December 2002.. This meeting was the 18th RELEMR meeting since RELEMR
establishment in 1993 .It was announced that as of this meeting the activities of RELEMR would not be on the Eastern
Mediterranean, but rather on the Mediterranean Region as a whole.
Wednesday, 11th December 2002
OPENING
CEREMONY
Professor
Mustafa Erdik of KOERI chaired the opening ceremony of the workshop. The
Speakers were:
1: Michael Foose, USGS
2: Soren Malling, UNESCO
3: Gilles Mazet-Roux-EMSC
4: President of Local
Chamber of Civil Engineers
5: Iris Senturk :
The Mayor of Antakya
6: The Rector of Mustafa
Kemal University
7: The Governor of Hatay
Keynote Addresses
Nafi
Toksoz, MIT: GPS
derived plate motions and their implications in the EMR
Erdal
Safak, USGS: USGS
Research on Earthquake Hazard Reduction
Mustafa
Aktar, KOERI:
Historical and instrumental seismicity of the Southern Anatolian Region
Session
I: Earthquake Hazard Assessment
Atilla
Ansal : BU-KOREL :
Seismic Microzonation Ugur Kuran,: Seismic Gaps in the Southeastern Anatolia
Project (GAP) and Historical Seismicity of the Anatolian Faults.
Elsayed
Mohamed Salem:
Seismological Interpretation of Geological Features and Delineation of Tectonic
Structures of Sinai Peninsula, Egypt.
Sahil
A. Alsinawi: A
Review of Seismicity, Seismotectonics, Crustal Determinations and Attenuation
Studies in Iraq - A Tethysides Orogenic Belt Example
Session
II: Earthquake Hazard Assessment (Emphasis on Time
Dependent Probabilities)
M.
Hamdache, J.A. Pelaez Montilla & C. Lopez : Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment in Northern Algeria
Using the Spatially Smoothed Seismicity.
Najla
Bouden-Romdhane :
Experimental and Numerical Site Response Assessment in Tunis City.
Ben
Issa Tadili:
Seismic Ground Motion Expected in Morocco
Stifano
Tiuti and Sidi Otman El Alami :Assessment of Tsunami Hazards in Morocco through Statistical
methods.
Gideon
Leonard: The
Sadded Value of Site Information in Seismic Hazard Assessment
Thursday, 12th December 2002
Session
III: The Paris 2002 Workshop on Reference Events
Keith
Nakanishi:
Presentation of the results of the Workshop on Reference Events on/near the Dead
Sea Rift held in Paris, France, 7-9 October 2002
* Lessons learned
o Usefulness of integrated network
o Need to re-pick data
o Adequacy of models Data exchange lessons
o Formatting
o Transmission of data
* What
is next?
o Models
o Unified magnitudes
o Extension
of "mini-RELEMR" reference event concept to other parts of the
Extended
Mediterranean region
o Virtual data center(s) using file sharing servers for waveforms
Session
IV: Contributed Papers on Reference Events
A.
Aochi, R. Maddariaga
: The 1999 Izmit Turkey Earthquake :Non
Planner Fault Structure, Dynamic Rupture Processes and Strong Ground Motion.
Kemal
Beyen : BU:
Adapzari Basin Response to Aftershocks of the Kocaeli Earthquake .
G.Mazet-Roux: The European-Mediterranean Bulletin
and its Application in the Middle Eastern Region
Sahil
A. Alsinawi : MESF
Website and its Role in the Research Promotion in the Region
Session
V: Contributed Papers on Velocity Models
S.
Al-Lazki, E. Sandvol, M. Barazangi, N. Turkelli & R. Mohamad: Pn Tomographic Imaging of Mantle
Lid Velocity and Anisotropy at The Junction of The Arabian, Eurasian and
African Plates .
M.
Pasyanos:
Estimating the Velocity Structure of The Eastern Mediterranean Using Seismic
Surface Waves .
Ozdogan
Yilmaz: A Unified
Workflow For Engineering Seismology
Session
VI: Contributed Papers on Seismic Retrofit of
existing buildings
G.Ozcebe,
U. Ersoy, T.Tankut, U.Akyuz & E. Canbayl; METU : A New Approach to Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing
buildings
J.
Al-Dabeek, R. El-Kelani, A Al-Jawhari & H. Yameen : Seismic Retrofit of Historic
Buildings in Palestine .
N.Bayulke: Earthquake Damage to Buildings
Related to Structure and Ground Effects.
Friday, 13th December, 2002
Field Trip
Saturday ,14th December 2002
Session
VII: Strong Ground Motion Simulation
D.
Benouar: A
Methodology of Earthquake Catalogue In The Maghreb Countries: Towards A Unified
Catalogue in the Mediterranean Basin.
Mustafa
Erdik, BU:
Istanbul Earthquake Rapid Response and Early Warning System.
Yasin
Fahjan, BU:
Emperical Green's Function Methods in Strong Ground Motion Modeling.
Session
VIII: Studies on the Precursory Phenomena Associated
with Earthquakes
Galip
Yuce,OGU:
Corrections of Earthquake Dates and Water Level Change in Well Observations
from The Eskisehir Vicinity.
Ugur
Kuran : Linear
Elastic Fracture Mechanic (LEFM) Approach to Fatic Life Prediction.
Session
IX: Contributed Papers on Seismic Retrofit of
Existing Buildings
M.Nuray
Aydinoglu,
BU-KOERL: Earthquake Loss Assessment in Istanbul.
H.Sucuoglu, METU: State of The Art on
"Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings Structures".
CLOSING
SESSION
Dr.
Frederick Simon and Professor Mustafa Erdik made closing Remarks, The deadline
for accepting the complete RELEMR papers (20 pages max.) is February 1st 2003