The Global Earthquake Risk Map has been published. Specialists from seventy countries around the world have participated in the preparation of the map. From Iran, Prof. Mehdi Zare, chairman of the Geology Division, Department of Basic Sciences of the Academy and Professor, International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, was the main member of the team that prepared the model for this map in 2018.
The Global Earthquake Risk Map, recently published as a result of the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) international project, shows well the status of our region and country in terms of earthquake risk in the world. Dr. Mehdi Zare was one of the main authors and the head of the Earthquake Catalog Working Group.
Our country is not located in the most seismic prone region of the world. However, the Middle East in general and Iran in particular is estimated to be one of the most dangerous regions in the world in the second decade of the 21st century in terms of vulnerability and earthquake risk.
