shakemaps of sarpol–e zahab earthquake

In this study, seismological aspects of the 2017 sarpol-e zahab earthquake have been investigated. the sarpol-ezahab earthquake, of magnitude 7.3 (mw), occurred in southwestern iran on november 12, 2017. here, weinvestigated the properties of the strong ground motions of the earthquake using the records provided by iranian strong motion network (ismn). at sarpol-e zahab (spz) station, about 30 km south of the epicenter, the recorded peak ground acceleration (pga) and peak ground velocity (pgv) in both horizontal and vertical components wereremarkably large, and visual inspection of the velocity time history reveals a pulse-like shape. based on the recorded strong motion data and observed information such as the macroseismic intensity, shakemaps of this earthquake have been generated, which clearly shows the most affected areas that needed the immediate assistance and aid after the earthquake. these maps are fundamental in earthquake rapid response procedures and the after earthquake crisis management.