Research Article

Peak Ground Acceleration Prediction by Artificial Neural Networks for Northwestern Turkey

Table 1

Strong ground motions used for PGA estimations.

EarthquakeDateEarthquake location 𝑀 𝑤 FD (km)Record numbers
Latitude ( N )Longitude ( E )

İ zmit-Kocaeli17.08.199940.727029.99007.415.0010
Akyazi-Adapazar 𝚤 17.08.199940.640030.65005.515.301
Cinarcik-Yalova19.08.199940.590029.08005.011.54
Hendek-Adapazari22.08.199940.740030.68005.05.403
Hendek-Akyazi23.08.200040.680030.10005.815.309
İ zmit31.08.199940.750029.92005.217.709
İ zmit13.09.199940.770030.10005.819.6010
Marmara Sea20.09.199940.690027.58005.016.4010
Sapanca-Adapazar 𝚤 11.11.199940.740030.27005.722.0010
Düzce12.11.199940.774631.18707.110.0010
Duzce Aftershock12.11.199940.750031.10005.210.007
Duzce Aftershock12.11.199940.740031.05005.410.007
Kayna ş l 𝚤 -Bolu12.11.199940.750031.36005.010.001
Hendek-Adapazari27.11.199940.710030.70005.010.002
Northeast of Bolu02.14.200040.900031.75005.015.702