Application of cluster analysis to the study of spatial patterns of earthquakes in Azerbaijan and adjacent territories
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https://doi.org/10.24028/gj.v47i2.322475Keywords:
earthquake, Azerbaijan, clustering, DBSCAN algorithm, network of faultsAbstract
Based on the data of the earthquake catalog in Azerbaijan and adjacent areas from 2010 to 2023, a procedure for dividing earthquakes into clusters was developed using the DBSCAN algorithm for Python. In the process of dividing into clusters, a number of indicators were used that allowed optimizing the number of clusters and the number of earthquakes in the clusters. A comparison of the location of earthquake clusters with tectonic faults in this region demonstrated their high correlation.
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