@article{fdi:010087472,
  title = {{A} fault-based probabilistic seismic hazard model for {L}ebanon, controlling parameters and hazard levels},
  author = {{E}l {K}adri, {S}. and {B}eauval, {C}{\'e}line and {B}rax, {M}. and {B}ard, {P}. {Y}. and {V}ergnolle, {M}. and {K}linger, {Y}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he present work develops a comprehensive probabilistic seismic hazard study for {L}ebanon, a country prone to a high seismic hazard since it is located along the {L}evant fault system. {T}he historical seismicity has documented devastating earthquakes which have struck this area. {C}ontrarily, the instrumental period is typical of a low-to-moderate seismicity region. {T}he source model built is made of a smoothed seismicity earthquake forecast based on the {L}ebanese instrumental catalog, combined with a fault model including major and best-characterized faults in the area. {E}arthquake frequencies on faults are inferred from geological as well as geodetic slip rates. {U}ncertainties at every step are tracked and a sensitivity study is led to identify which parameters and decisions most influence hazard estimates. {T}he results demonstrate that the choice of the recurrence model, exponential or characteristic, impacts the most the hazard, followed by the uncertainty on the slip rate, on the maximum magnitude that may break faults, and on the minimum magnitude applied to faults. {A}t return periods larger than or equal to 475 years, the hazard in {L}ebanon is fully controlled by the sources on faults, and the off-fault model has a negligible contribution. {W}e establish a source model logic tree populated with the key parameters, and combine this logic tree with three ground-motion models ({GMM}s) potentially adapted to the {L}evant region. {A} specific study is led in {B}eirut, located on the hanging-wall of the {M}ount {L}ebanon fault to understand where the contributions come from in terms of magnitudes, distances and sources. {R}unning hazard calculations based on the logic tree, distributions of hazard estimates are obtained for selected sites, as well as seismic hazard maps at the scale of the country. {C}onsidering the {PGA} at 475 years of return period, mean hazard values found are larger than 0.3 g for sites within a distance of 20-30 km from the main strand of the {L}evant {F}ault, as well as in the coastal region in-between {S}aida and {T}ripoli (>= 0.4 g considering the 84th percentile). {T}he study provides detailed information on the hazard levels to expect in {L}ebanon, with the associated uncertainties, constituting a solid basis that may help taking decisions in the perspective of future updates of the {L}ebanese building code.},
  keywords = {{S}eismic hazard assessment ; {A}ctive faults ; {M}oment-balanced earthquake ; recurrence model ; {G}round-motions ; {L}ebanon ; {LIBAN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}ulletin of {E}arthquake {E}ngineering},
  volume = {[{E}arly access]},
  numero = {},
  pages = {[35 p.]},
  ISSN = {1570-761{X}},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10518-023-01631-z},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010087472},
}