The Makran Subduction Zone marks the plate boundary between the Arabian and Eurasian
plate within the northern Arabian Sea. The only instrumentally recorded earthquake (MW …

Abstract The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
investigated World Heritage sites and listed some in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) …

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is undergoing very rapid development with one of the
highest construction rates in the world. A number of studies of the seismic hazard in the UAE …

This study presents the results of the first probabilistic seismic hazard assessment (PSHA) in
the framework of logic tree for Oman. The earthquake catalogue was homogenized …

Abstract The Arabian Plate is surrounded by regions of relatively high seismicity. Accounting
for this seismicity is of great importance for seismic hazard and risk assessments, seismic …

Abstract Despite the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is characterized by low to moderate local
seismicity, the country is within close proximity to be affected by the surrounding seismically …

Being in proximity of high-seismicity regions, Dubai and United Arab Emirates (UAE) in
general are characterized by a high level of seismic hazard uncertainty. This study presents …

Background Assessment of historical earthquake events helps in revealing its distribution
and coupling it with other geographical data provides a holistic view about areas and people …

A probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA) was conducted to establish the hazard
spectra for a site located at Dubai Creek on the west coast of the United Arab Emirates …

The paper evaluates the Quaternary coastal evolution of Oman. The plate tectonic setting
and the Quaternary climate evolution are reviewed and identified as key factors of coastal …