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Seismic zone
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In seismology, a Seismic Zone or Seismic Belt is an area of seismicity potentially sharing a common cause. It can be referred to as an Earthquake Belt as well. It may also be a region on a map for which a common areal rate of seismicity is assumed for the purpose of calculating probabilistic ground motions. An obsolete definition is a region on a map in which a common level of seismic design is required.[1]
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