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Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment of North-Eastern Thailand

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The Northeast of Thailand is defined as a low seismic hazard region. However, earthquakes were reported and felt by local people around 25 years ago. Using probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA), this research evaluates the seismic hazard in the Northeast region of Thailand to be the database for seismic design. The seismic hazard is expressed in the term of peak ground acceleration (PGA) at base rock level. The crustal faults and earthquake events are considered as the seismic source in this evaluation. Two crustal faults are evaluated in Thakhaek fault and Phetchabun fault, which have not been considered before in PSHA. Earthquake events are classified into two types: background seismicity zones and subduction zones. The results reveal that the highest peak ground acceleration at base rock level is in Bueng Kan province and Nakhon Phanom province. The evaluated seismic hazard in the Northeast region is approximately 30% g and 12% g with a return period of 2,475 years and 475 years, respectively. Results obtained from this study are about two times higher than the Earthquake Resistant Design code 1302 of Thailand. The evaluated seismic hazard is higher than the peak ground accelerations that can cause damage to building structures (>3.9% g).

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the funding support from the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) and the Thailand Research Fund and Office of the Higher Education Commission under contract No. MRG6080179.

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  1. Sustainable Infrastructure Research and Development Center, Department of Civil Engineering, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand

    Piyawat Foytong, Apichat Janpila, Natthapong Areemit & Prinya Chindaprasirt

  2. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakornpathom, 73170, Thailand

    Teraphan Ornthammarath

  3. Dept. of Geotechnology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand

    Rungroj Arjwech

  4. Center of Excellence in Earthquake Engineering and Vibration, Department of Civil Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand

    Anat Ruangrassamee

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Foytong, P., Ornthammarath, T., Arjwech, R. et al. Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment of North-Eastern Thailand. KSCE J Civ Eng 24, 1845–1857 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12205-020-1313-6

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