Fast Information Exchange and Evaluation of Macroseismic Field of Moderate 2017 Albania Earthquakes

The macroseismic questionnaire is addressed to a single non-specialist person; reported effects are statistically analysed to extrapolate EMS-98 intensity referred to that observer. A macroseismic investigation of the January 27, 2017, Ms=4.6 (Richter) Kucova earthquake, in southern Albania, and of the April 08, 2017, Ms=5.0 (Richter) Kurbnesh earthquake, in northern Albania, were carried out through an online web survey. Data were collected through an internet macroseismic questionnaire available at the website managed by IGEWE. The procedures are still in development and require refinement. A statistical analysis was applied to the data collected in order to investigate the spatial distribution of intensity of these earthquakes. Map of macroseismic intensity for these earthquakes are compiled and later are continuously updated from others information. The aim of the questionnaire is to evaluate seismic effects as felt by the compiler. Effects reported in questionnaires coming from towns are analysed in deep. This paper give a fast way for assessment of intensity, of attention function for intensity of this earthquakes, intensity isoseismal map and will be a proposal and first step for the basis of an automatic system for assigning EMS-98 intensity values to questionnaire data gathered from website managed by IGEWE.

Keywords:

Earthquakes, Macroseismic Intensity Questionnaire, effects, attenuation,

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