Conformity of Earthquake Magnitudes to Benford's Law: the Case of Kahramanmaras Earthquakes
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Tarih
2023
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Yayıncı
Afet ve Acil Durum Yonetimi Baskanligi (AFAD)
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
The aim of this study is to determine whether the earthquake magnitude data comply with Benford's Law. To this end, magnitude data of 14.565 earthquakes that occurred in Turkey between January 1, 2023, and February 27, 2023, were analyzed by comparing them with the numerical distribution of Benford's Law. According to the results obtained from the analysis, it has been determined that the earthquake magnitude digits conform to Benford's Law and closely follow Benford's Law with very small deviations. These small deviations are thought to arise from the rounding of magnitude data to a single decimal place, the inability to detect very small magnitude earthquakes occurring deeper than a certain depth, or very small measurement errors in the existing data. Therefore, it can be said that earthquake occurrences occur as a result of natural processes and earthquake magnitudes are determined correctly. © 2023 The Author(s).
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Benford’s Law, Earthquake magnitudes, Kahramanmaras Earthquakes, Numerical analysis, Seismic clusters
Kaynak
Turk Deprem Arastirma Dergisi
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Q4
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5
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1
