Russian Journal of Earth Sciences Russian Journal of Earth Sciences Russian Journal of Earth Sciences 1681-1208 71039 10.2205/2024ES000892 25-летие Russian Journal of Earth Sciences 25th anniversary of the Russian Journal of Earth Sciences 25-летие Russian Journal of Earth Sciences High Resolution Seismicity Smoothing Method for Seismic Hazard Assessment High Resolution Seismicity Smoothing Method for Seismic Hazard Assessment https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1993-2433 Воробьева Инесса Анатольевна Vorobieva Inessa Anatolievna vorobiev@mitp.ru https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6901-6840 Греков Евгений Михайлович Grekov Evgeniy Mikhailovich grekevgen@mail.ru https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1638-0688 Крушельницкий Кирилл Валерьевич Krushelnitskii Kirill Valerievich kirillkrush@mail.ru https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1605-5706 Малютин Павел Александрович Malyutin Pavel Aleksandrovich pashamaliutin@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3361-3773 Шебалин Петр Николаевич Shebalin Peter Nikolaevich rjes@wdcb.ru

доктор физико-математических наук;

doctor of physical and mathematical sciences;

 Институт теории прогноза землетрясений и математической геофизики РАН Москва Россия Institute of Earthquake Prediction Theory and Mathematical Geophysics RAS Moscow Russian Federation Институт теории прогноза землетрясений и математической геофизики РАН Москва Россия Institute of Earthquake Prediction Theory and Mathematical Geophysics RAS Moscow Russian Federation Институт теории прогноза землетрясений и математической геофизики РАН Москва Россия Institute of Earthquake Prediction Theory and Mathematical Geophysics RAS Moscow Russian Federation Московский государственный университет имени М.В.Ломоносова Lomonosov Moscow State University Институт теории прогноза землетрясений и математической геофизики РАН Москва Россия Institute of Earthquake Prediction Theory and Mathematical Geophysics RAS Moscow Russian Federation Федеральное государственное бюджетное учреждение науки Институт теории прогноза землетрясений и математической геофизики Российской академии наук (ИТПЗ РАН) Москва Россия Institute of Earthquake Prediction Theory and Mathematical Geophysics Moscow Russian Federation 29 02 2024 29 02 2024 24 1 1 10 15 10 2023 15 01 2024 https://rjes.ru/en/nauka/article/71039/view

A high resolution smoothing method is proposed for performing local estimates of the parameters of the Gutenberg-Richter law (GR). Using this method, the smoothing radius can be chosen large enough to ensure that the condition of applicability of GR law is met, while the distinguished areas of high activity align well with the distribution of epicenters and there is no “smearing” of narrow areas of really high seismic activity into wider zones, which are not actually active at the edges.

A high resolution smoothing method is proposed for performing local estimates of the parameters of the Gutenberg-Richter law (GR). Using this method, the smoothing radius can be chosen large enough to ensure that the condition of applicability of GR law is met, while the distinguished areas of high activity align well with the distribution of epicenters and there is no “smearing” of narrow areas of really high seismic activity into wider zones, which are not actually active at the edges.

 seismicity seismic hazard smoothing method Gutenberg-Richter law interpolation seismicity seismic hazard smoothing method Gutenberg-Richter law interpolation The study was supported by a grant from the Russian Science Foundation (project No. 20-17-00180-p). The study was supported by a grant from the Russian Science Foundation (project No. 20-17-00180-p).

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