THESSALONIKI SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT: PROBABILISTIC AND DETERMINISTIC APPROACH FOR ROCK SITE CONDITIONS

Thessaloniki (Greece)

Within the framework of four research projects (RISK-EU, EUROSEISRISK, SRM_LIFE and
LESSLOSS) extensive calculations were carried out assessing the seismic hazard in the Thessaloniki
and surrounding area. The main results were derived from probabilistic and deterministic approaches
taking into account rock site conditions for each examined site in the Metropolitan area of
Thessaloniki. The expected strong-ground motions were calculated applying different methodologies.
Two different groups worked for the assessment of the seismic hazard, the first one constituted of the
INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Italy) and LSMF (Laboratory of Soil
Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece) and the second one of LSMF and
ITSAK (Institute of Engineering Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, Thessaloniki,
Greece).