Statistical evaluation of earthquake forecast efficiency using earthquake-catalog and fault slip rate in the Sichuan-Yunnan region, China

Zhang, Bo and Chen, Shi and Zhuang, Jiancang and Zhang, Bei and Wu, Xu and Liang, Baojuan (2023) Statistical evaluation of earthquake forecast efficiency using earthquake-catalog and fault slip rate in the Sichuan-Yunnan region, China. Frontiers in Earth Science, 11. ISSN 2296-6463

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Abstract

Epicenter locations are generally adjacent to active faults and past seismicity regions. Past earthquake catalogs and the geometry of the active faults can provide key prior knowledge concerning earthquake forecasts. In this study, we first introduce two straightforward dedicated models, the proximity-to-past-earthquakes (PPE) and proximity-to-mapped-faults (PMF) models, to fit the seismicity in the Sichuan-Yunnan region, China. The hybrid proximity-to-known-sources (PKS) model with the optimized model parameters is then used to estimate the probability of earthquake occurrence. Second, to compare the PKS forecast efficiency to those of different models, retrospective tests are applied to a dataset located in the Sichuan-Yunnan region. The results show that the probability maps derived from PPE, PMF, and PKS have non-uniform Poisson distribution features and that there is forecasting significance for past cases of moderate earthquakes in the test region. Finally, using Molchan error diagram tests, we find that the hybrid PKS model performs better than the other models in the testing region. The unsatisfactory performance of the PMF model for earthquake forecasting may lie both in the incompleteness of the fault database and the lack of consideration of co-seismic ruptures. Therefore, one of the three models can be used as a base model for comparing and evaluating earthquake forecast strategies.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Archive Paper Guardians > Geological Science
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Date Deposited: 22 Feb 2023 09:39
Last Modified: 03 Jan 2024 06:52
URI: http://archives.articleproms.com/id/eprint/185

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