Conformity of Earthquake Magnitudes to Benford's Law: the Case of Kahramanmaras Earthquakes

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dc.contributor.authorAyyildiz, Nazif
dc.contributor.authorKaradeniz, Erdinc
dc.contributor.authorIskenderoglu, Omer
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-07T10:40:21Z
dc.date.available2024-11-07T10:40:21Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentNiğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThe 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).
dc.identifier.doi10.46464/tdad.1284689
dc.identifier.endpage32
dc.identifier.issn2687-301X
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85168806933
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4
dc.identifier.startpage22
dc.identifier.trdizinid1183592
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.46464/tdad.1284689
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1183592
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11480/11612
dc.identifier.volume5
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isotr
dc.publisherAfet ve Acil Durum Yonetimi Baskanligi (AFAD)
dc.relation.ispartofTurk Deprem Arastirma Dergisi
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241106
dc.subjectBenford’s Law
dc.subjectEarthquake magnitudes
dc.subjectKahramanmaras Earthquakes
dc.subjectNumerical analysis
dc.subjectSeismic clusters
dc.titleConformity of Earthquake Magnitudes to Benford's Law: the Case of Kahramanmaras Earthquakes
dc.title.alternativeDeprem Büyüklüklerinin Benford Yasası’na Uygunluğu: Kahramanmaraş Depremleri Örneği
dc.typeArticle

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