IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/spr/nathaz/v90y2018i1d10.1007_s11069-017-3049-2.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Implementation of Sugeno: ANFIS for forecasting the seismic moment of large earthquakes over Indo-Himalayan region

Author

Listed:
  • Sutapa Chaudhuri

    (University of Calcutta)

  • Arumita Roy Chowdhury

    (University of Calcutta)

  • Payel Das

    (University of Calcutta)

Abstract

The earthquake is known to be an unpredictable geophysical phenomenon. Only few seismic indicators and assumptions of earthquakes can be predicted with probable certainty. This study attempts to analyze the earthquakes over the Indo-Himalayan Border region including Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, China and India during the period from 1995 to 2015. Bangladesh, Bhutan and China borders experience fewer earthquakes than Nepal and India border regions. However, Indo-China rim has inconsistency and vast range in its magnitude. Bangladesh though is a small country with respect to others, but it experiences earthquakes comparable to Bhutan. Nepal experiences highest number of earthquakes. In the last 20 years around 800 records have been observed with moment magnitude > 4.0 Richter scale, while very few records (around 10–12) have been observed for large earthquakes having moment magnitude > 6.0 Richter scale over the region. In this study adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system has been implemented to assess the predictability of seismic moment associated with large earthquakes having the moment magnitude between 6.0 and 8.0 Richter scales using different combination of epochs, technique and membership functions. The Gaussian membership function with hybrid technique and 40 epochs is observed to be the reasonable model on the basis of the selected spatial and temporal scale. The forecast error in terms of root-mean-square error with the stopping criterion 0.001 has been observed to be 0.006 in case of large earthquakes (> 6.5 Richter scale), that is, forecast accuracy of 99.4%. The model bias of 0.6% may be due to inadequate number of large earthquakes having moment magnitude > 6.5 Richter scale over the region.

Suggested Citation

  • Sutapa Chaudhuri & Arumita Roy Chowdhury & Payel Das, 2018. "Implementation of Sugeno: ANFIS for forecasting the seismic moment of large earthquakes over Indo-Himalayan region," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 90(1), pages 391-405, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:nathaz:v:90:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1007_s11069-017-3049-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s11069-017-3049-2
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11069-017-3049-2
    File Function: Abstract
    Download Restriction: Access to the full text of the articles in this series is restricted.

    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1007/s11069-017-3049-2?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Sutapa Chaudhuri, 2007. "Chaotic Graph Theory Approach For Identification Of Convective Available Potential Energy (Cape) Patterns Required For The Genesis Of Severe Thunderstorms," Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 10(03), pages 413-422.
    2. Masoomeh Mirrashid, 2014. "Earthquake magnitude prediction by adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) based on fuzzy C-means algorithm," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 74(3), pages 1577-1593, December.
    3. Sutapa Chaudhuri & Anirban Middey & Sayantika Goswami & Soumita Banerjee, 2012. "Appraisal of the prevalence of severe tropical storms over Indian Ocean by screening the features of tropical depressions," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 61(2), pages 745-756, March.
    4. Chi-Hsuan Chen & Jui-Pin Wang & Yih-Min Wu & Chung-Han Chan & Chien-Hsin Chang, 2013. "A study of earthquake inter-occurrence times distribution models in Taiwan," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 69(3), pages 1335-1350, December.
    5. Himanshu Mittal & Yih-Min Wu & Da-Yi Chen & Wei-An Chao, 2016. "Stochastic finite modeling of ground motion for March 5, 2012, Mw 4.6 earthquake and scenario greater magnitude earthquake in the proximity of Delhi," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 82(2), pages 1123-1146, June.
    6. Basab Mukhopadhyay & Sujit Dasgupta & M. Fnais & Manoj Mukhopadhyay, 2011. "Modelling the pore fluid diffusion process in aftershock initiation for 2004 Sumatra earthquake: implications for marine geohazard estimation in the Andaman region," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 57(1), pages 39-49, April.
    7. Sandeep & A. Joshi & Kamal & Parveen Kumar & Pushpa Kumari, 2014. "Modeling of strong motion generation area of the Uttarkashi earthquake using modified semiempirical approach," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 73(3), pages 2041-2066, September.
    8. Jun Yang & Jinhong Chen & Huiliang Liu & Jingchen Zheng, 2014. "Comparison of two large earthquakes in China: the 2008 Sichuan Wenchuan Earthquake and the 2013 Sichuan Lushan Earthquake," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 73(2), pages 1127-1136, September.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Sumanta Pasari & Onkar Dikshit, 2014. "Three-parameter generalized exponential distribution in earthquake recurrence interval estimation," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 73(2), pages 639-656, September.
    2. Yen-Yu Chiu & Hiroshi Omura & Hung-En Chen & Su-Chin Chen, 2020. "Indicators for Post-Disaster Search and Rescue Efficiency Developed Using Progressive Death Tolls," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(19), pages 1-14, October.
    3. J. Wang, 2016. "Reviews of seismicity around Taiwan: Weibull distribution," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 80(3), pages 1651-1668, February.
    4. Changgen Xia & Daolong Chen & Wei He & Huini Liu & Xiling Liu, 2022. "Research on Maximum Likelihood b Value and Confidence Limits Estimation in Doubly Truncated Apparent Frequency–Amplitude Distribution in Rock Acoustic Emission Tests," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 10(14), pages 1-13, July.
    5. Xin He & Jidong Wu & Cailin Wang & Mengqi Ye, 2018. "Historical Earthquakes and Their Socioeconomic Consequences in China: 1950–2017," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(12), pages 1-15, December.
    6. K. M. Asim & F. Martínez-Álvarez & A. Basit & T. Iqbal, 2017. "Earthquake magnitude prediction in Hindukush region using machine learning techniques," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 85(1), pages 471-486, January.
    7. Yaroslav Vyklyuk & Milan Radovanović & Boško Milovanović & Taras Leko & Milan Milenković & Zoran Milošević & Ana Milanović Pešić & Dejana Jakovljević, 2017. "Hurricane genesis modelling based on the relationship between solar activity and hurricanes," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 85(2), pages 1043-1062, January.
    8. Sumanta Pasari & Onkar Dikshit, 2018. "Stochastic earthquake interevent time modeling from exponentiated Weibull distributions," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 90(2), pages 823-842, January.
    9. Sutapa Chaudhuri & Debashree Dutta & Sayantika Goswami & Anirban Middey, 2013. "Intensity forecast of tropical cyclones over North Indian Ocean using multilayer perceptron model: skill and performance verification," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 65(1), pages 97-113, January.
    10. Jelena M. Andrić & Da-Gang Lu, 2017. "Fuzzy probabilistic seismic hazard analysis with applications to Kunming city, China," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 89(3), pages 1031-1057, December.
    11. Sutapa Chaudhuri & Debanjana Das & Anirban Middey, 2015. "An investigation on the predictability of thunderstorms over Kolkata, India using fuzzy inference system and graph connectivity," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 76(1), pages 63-81, March.
    12. Parveen Kumar & A. Joshi & Sushil Kumar & Sandeep & Sohan Lal, 2018. "Determination of site effect and anelastic attenuation at Kathmandu, Nepal Himalaya region and its use in estimation of source parameters of 25 April 2015 Nepal earthquake Mw = 7.8 and its aftershocks," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 91(3), pages 1003-1023, April.
    13. J. P. Wang, 2016. "Reviews of seismicity around Taiwan: Weibull distribution," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 80(3), pages 1651-1668, February.
    14. J. Wang & H. Kuo-Chen, 2015. "On the use of AFOSM to estimate major earthquake probabilities in Taiwan," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 75(3), pages 2577-2587, February.
    15. Rabia Tehseen & Muhammad Shoaib Farooq & Adnan Abid, 2020. "Earthquake Prediction Using Expert Systems: A Systematic Mapping Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-32, March.
    16. Manisha Sandhu & Babita Sharma & Himanshu Mittal & R. B. S. Yadav & Dinesh Kumar & S. S. Teotia, 2020. "Simulation of strong ground motion due to active Sohna fault in Delhi, National Capital Region (NCR) of India: an implication for imminent plausible seismic hazard," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 104(3), pages 2389-2408, December.
    17. Testa, Patrick A., 2021. "Shocks and the spatial distribution of economic activity: The role of institutions," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 183(C), pages 791-810.
    18. Brijesh K. Bansal & S. K. Singh & G. Suresh & H. Mittal, 2022. "A source and ground motion study of earthquakes in and near Delhi (the National Capital Region), India," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 111(2), pages 1885-1905, March.
    19. Ozgur Kisi & Armin Azad & Hamed Kashi & Amir Saeedian & Seyed Ali Asghar Hashemi & Salar Ghorbani, 2019. "Modeling Groundwater Quality Parameters Using Hybrid Neuro-Fuzzy Methods," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 33(2), pages 847-861, January.
    20. Ishita Sarkar & Jayanti Pal & Tapajyoti Chakraborty & Sutapa Chaudhuri, 2023. "Forecasting tropical cyclogenesis over ocean basins in the Northern Hemisphere," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 117(1), pages 293-311, May.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:spr:nathaz:v:90:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1007_s11069-017-3049-2. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Sonal Shukla or Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.springer.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.