تحديد مخاطر الهزات الارضية في محافظة أربيل باستخدام تقنية نظم المعلومات الجغرافية

Abstract

Erbil Governorate suffers from the hazards of earthquakes, which are
hazards caused due to tectonic activity of the Alpine Zone along the northern and
northeastern boundaries of Iraq, which represents areas of collision between
Arabian and Eurasian Plates This study depends on the seismic data of Erbil
Governorate that are recorded in the General Faculty of Weather Forecasting and
Seismic for the period (1971– 2011). The epicenters were plotted and the seismic
maps of the area were constructed using GIS techniques. Depending on the
intensity of the earthquakes, the seismic hazards in Erbil Governorate were
classified into three levels of hazards, these are: Areas of Low Hazards; forming
(64.3%), Areas of Medium Hazards; forming(31. 2%) and Areas of High
Hazards; forming (1.9%) from the total coverage area, which is (14505) Km2.