Research Article

Scaling Method Application for Seismic Design along the Central Anatolian Fault Zone

Table 1

Details and calculated scaling constant (αST) of records of earthquakes that occurred throughout the Central Anatolian Fault Zone (CAFZ), Turkey.

StationDateMagnitudeSoil typeEarthquake zoneRecorded max. acceleration value (gal)North-south (N-S)East-west (E-W)
ProvinceCountryN-SE-WU-DScaling constant (α ST)Fractional relative error (%)Scaling constant (α ST)Fractional relative error (%)

TokatCentrum11.06.19994.1Z311.91.10.641.417.284.916.25
TokatCentrum11.06.19994.5Z314.111.41.11.118.21.117.81
TokatCentrum14.04.20062.8Z3110.15.712.91.41.117.91.10
KirikkaleCentrum12.08.20084.8Z210.660.680.314.715.554.1215.68
AnkaraBala12.08.20084.8Z220.290.40.141.718.991.718.12
AnkaraS. kochisar12.08.2008.4.8Z320.350.370.257.418.537.617.88
AksarayCentrum12.08.20084.8Z350.590.770.293.422.81.222.83
KayseriCentrum13.11.20083.7Z230.350.330.361.920.231.919.9
KayseriCentrum19.11.20083.6Z230.620.70.451.920.791.1020.79
KayseriCentrum15.01.20093.7–3.9Z231.21.21.11.220.292.119.63
NigdeCentrum30.01.20094.3Z241.31.21.81.122.91.122.46
NevsehirCentrum30.09.20114.3Z230.91.10.791.1019.617.619.94
SivasUlas30.08.20133.3Z240.341.010.4726.1322.29
NigdeCamardi01.11.20133.7Z341.31.21.21.123.591.223.44
SivasKangal01.05.20144.2Z240.60.610.471.623.481.523.13
KayseriCentrum26.03.20153.8Z230.520.460.388.420.781.1020.3
SivasGemerek26./03/20153.8Z230.660.620.2712.219.271.920.1