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Table 1 Criteria for Hazard Map

From: Spatio-temporal and hazard mapping of Earthquake in UAE (1984–2012): Remote sensing and GIS application

Factors

Criteria

Source

Geology

Geological types affecting the Seismic movement in the region.

 

Soil

Soil types in the region.

Seed et al. 1988

Slope

Slope variations.

Keefer and Schuster 1993

Land use

Land use and Management

Algermissen 1989

Earthquake Historical Events

Occurrence of previous disastrous events in the study region.

Sadek 2004

Fault Lines

Creating a buffer zone.

Besana and Ando 2005

Roads

Buffer Zone

Onagh et al. 2012