a review of risk and vulnerability of national broadband seismic network of iran

The importance of seismic stations in all earthquake prone countries in terms of collecting seismic data andprocessing obtained information is clear. the processed data of those systems will be used normally in different fields from fundamental researches to disaster management. however, gathering accurate, reliable and in time data from seismic stations depends on several parameters (including site selection, vulnerabilities of stations and its instruments as well asthe level of maintenance and support over time).