TITLE:
Tectonic and Seismotectonics Survey in Behbahan
AUTHORS:
S. Y. Zolfegharifar, M. Bosak
KEYWORDS:
Seismotectonics, Zagros, Fault, Arjan, Behbahan
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Geology,
Vol.6 No.2,
February
25,
2016
ABSTRACT: Among the natural hazards,
destructive earthquakes are the most common cause of casualties and financial
losses and human deaths several times more in developing countries than
developed countries. By increasing urbanization and construction process,
construction activities and because Behbahan is a new city and is located near
active faults, earthquake risk is increasing and will have disastrous results.
Historical data also indicate destructive earthquakes in 1052 and 1085 with the
magnitudes of 8.6 and 8.5 on the Richter scale which destroyed Arjan and killed
many people. Due to frequent earthquakes in Behbahan as well as numerous small
and large faults around it, the city has high seismic potential. So locating
new developments and constructions should be more accurate.