Yuwei, Zhang; Lina, Jin; Ziqiang, Mao; Sun, Shuang; Waldmann, Nicolas D; Shimon, Wdowinski; Marco, Shmuel; Bookman, Revital; G. Ian, Alsop; Agnon, Amotz; Lu, Yin: A Reassessed Earthquake Catalog for the Central Dead Sea (0–2000 CE) with Local Shaking Intensities and Correlated Sedimentary Event Layers [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.995218 (dataset in review)
Abstract:
This dataset provides a comprehensive and critically reassessed earthquake catalog for earthquakes potentially recorded in the central Dead Sea sediment archive over the past two millennia. For each earthquake, it compiles multiple source records, moment magnitudes (Mw), epicentral distances, and the responsible fault segment (North, Central, or South Dead Sea Fault). The key contribution is the calculation of site-specific local shaking intensity ranges (Modified Mercalli Intensity, MMI) at the core location (31.51°N, 35.47°E), alongside a finalized mean MMI. The dataset directly links each earthquake to its correlated event layer (if any) in the ICDP 5017-1 core, specifying the layer's type, age model, and thickness. This harmonized catalog is fundamental for accurately calibrating the sedimentary paleoseismic record with historical seismicity and for ground-motion studies in the region.
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Coverage:
Latitude: 31.508056 * Longitude: 35.471111
Event(s):
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Yuwei, Zhang | |||
| 2 | Year of earthquake | Earthquake year | Yuwei, Zhang | |||
| 3 | Month | Month | Yuwei, Zhang | |||
| 4 | Record number | RN | Yuwei, Zhang | |||
| 5 | Provenance/source | Source | Yuwei, Zhang | |||
| 6 | Moment magnitude | Mw | Yuwei, Zhang | |||
| 7 | Distance, minimum | Dist min | km | Yuwei, Zhang | Estimated epicentral distance from the earthquake source to the core site as reported in the literature | |
| 8 | Distance, maximum | Dist max | km | Yuwei, Zhang | Estimated epicentral distance from the earthquake source to the core site as reported in the literature | |
| 9 | Section | Sect | Yuwei, Zhang | Segment of the Dead Sea Fault (N: North, C: Central, S: South) where the earthquake likely occurred | ||
| 10 | Modified mercalli scale intensity, minimum | MMI min | Yuwei, Zhang | Local intensity | ||
| 11 | Modified mercalli scale intensity, maximum | MMI max | Yuwei, Zhang | Local intensity | ||
| 12 | Modified Mercalli Scale Intensity, range | MMI range | Yuwei, Zhang | |||
| 13 | Modified mercalli scale intensity, mean | MMI mean | Yuwei, Zhang | |||
| 14 | Catalog Number | Catalog No | Yuwei, Zhang | Sequential number of the earthquake in this catalog | ||
| 15 | Event layer type | ELT | Yuwei, Zhang | |||
| 16 | Age | Age | a AD/CE | Yuwei, Zhang | ||
| 17 | Age, standard deviation | Age std dev | ± | Yuwei, Zhang | ||
| 18 | Thickness | Thick | cm | Yuwei, Zhang | ||
| 19 | Comment | Comment | Yuwei, Zhang |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0) (License comes into effect after moratorium ends)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
738 data points