Estimation of maximum earthquakes from geological data

The most important problem for the estimation of maximum earthquake in Korea is the activities of the quaternary faults and the evaluation of earthquake potential from the faults. The evaluation of earthquake potential from the fault parameters could be obtained from the empirical equations among the fault rupture length, fault displacement, fault area and earthquake magnitude. To apply the empirical equations the evolution process and behavior characteristics of the fault should be understood. Ultimately, to evaluate the adequate earthquake potential we suggest that the development process and behavior characteristics of the fault should be considered in analyzing the seismic hazard