‘It is the first state-of-the-art reference hazard model for Europe,’ said Dr Artur Pinto, the head of the European Laboratory for Structural Assessment at the Joint Research Centre, the EU’s in-house science service, in Ispra, Italy. It shows the areas where there is a 10 % or larger probability of experiencing the mapped level of ground shaking within 50 years. Blue colours indicate comparatively low hazard areas, yellow to orange colours indicate moderate hazard areas, and red colours indicate high hazard areas.© SHAREĪll the information was combined on a single map that shows thick purple zones running through the areas of south-east Europe where earthquakes are more likely, and where they can cause the greatest damage to society. Blue colours indicate comparatively low hazard areas, yellow to orange colours indicate moderate hazard areas, and red colours indicate high hazard areas.© SHARE The European Seismic Hazard Map. The European Seismic Hazard Map displays the ground motion expected to be reached or exceeded with a 10 % probability in 50 years. They then cross-referenced this data with over 1 100 active faults in Europe, which have a combined length of 64 000 kilometres. To gather data they used data from the AHEAD interactive map of earthquakes in Europe. To produce the map, researchers from the SHARE project combined data from more than 30 000 European earthquakes with a magnitude larger than or equal to 3.5 on the Richter scale since the year 1 000, and factored in their damaging effects. ‘We all remember the tragic events of Izmit (Turkey) in 1999 and L’Aquila (Italy) in 2009.’ In Izmit, a strong earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale killed 17 000 people, while in L’Aquila a moderate 5.9 magnitude quake killed more than 300 people and destroyed much of the city. ‘Europe has a long history of destructive earthquakes,’ said Professor Domenico Giardini, coordinator of the SHARE project. Researchers at the EU-funded SHARE project have produced a map displaying which parts of Europe are most at risk from an earthquake, and it shows that Italy, the Balkans, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey are among the most exposed regions of the continent.
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