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This chapter presents the physics of earthquakes and earthquake mechanism. Theory of plate tectonics and elastic rebound theory are explained along with global seismicity. The seismicity of India and surroundings is discussed in detail highlighting spatially varied tectonic framework of the country. A guideline for preparation of seismotectonic map is also provided in the chapter. Measurement of earthquake size in terms of intensity and magnitude are discussed with popular scales employed worldwide. Different seismic source models such as linear, point, areal and gridded seismicity models are discussed. Seismicity analysis to estimate seismicity parameters for a region or seismic source zone is also presented.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

    T. G. Sitharam

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar, Punjab, India

    Naveen James

  3. Department of Civil Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

    Sreevalsa Kolathayar

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Sitharam, T.G., James, N., Kolathayar, S. (2018). Earthquake and Seismicity. In: Comprehensive Seismic Zonation Schemes for Regions at Different Scales. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89659-5_2

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