Analysis of the strong motion data of the 1995 Dinar, Turkey earthquake

Dinar earthquake (M-w = 6.0, USGS) occurred on October 1, 1995 causing casu alties and physical damage (I-o = VII-VIII MSK). The earthquake was associa ted with predominantly normal faulting. The PGA in Dinar was 0.33 g. Strong motion data associated with the mainshock and aftershocks of the 1995 Dina r, Turkey earthquake have been analyzed to investigate the source, attenuat ion and site response parameters. Strong motion data were baseline correcte d, local magnitudes were computed and inelastic attenuation parameters, sei smic moments and corner frequencies were assessed. A parametric analysis is attempted to understand the correlation of damage distribution with the fa ult parameters. It is believed that the obtained data will complement the r elatively scarce earthquake data associated with extensional regimes. (C) 1 998 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.