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| Tsunami hazard in the shorelines of Khark island (Persian Gulf), Iran |
| Mehdi Zaré1, Seyed-Ahmad Hashemi1, Roya Ebadi1, Sahar Amirnejad-Mojdehi1, Roya Rahmani1, Ali Sardar2 |
1 International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Tehran 19395/3913, Iran
2 Iranian Oil Terminals Company, Tehran 15549/18417, Iran |
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Abstract Iran is located in one of the seismically active regions of the world. Due to the high probability of earthquakes throughout the country and the potential for tsunami inundation along the coasts and offshore, comprehensive studies on the interaction of these natural phenomena are necessary. In this study, the most conservative scenarios are determined for possible earthquakes within the Khark zone (Persian Gulf) based on experimental relations between the fault length, magnitude and displacement, which are parameters for determining tsunamigenic sources. Subsequently, the maximum height of tsunami waves are calculated based on the specifications of the seismic source and its distance from the shore as well as the coastal slope. A zoning map of tsunami hazard is finally presented.
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Received: 30 April 2012
Published: 10 August 2012
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| Fund:through a contract between the Research and Development Section, Iranian Oil Terminals Company (IOTC), and the International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES) |
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Corresponding Authors:
Mehdi Zar
E-mail: mzare@iiees.ac.ir
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