Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA) and Peak Ground Velocity (PGV) Analyze for Microzonation of Earthquake Hazard Area: Case Study in West Nusa Tenggara

Abstract

Abstract The Lombok region is located around a complex tectonic zone with an Indo-Australian oceanic crust transition zone with Australian continental crust in the west and Sundanese arc in the east. This complexity makes some area in West Nusa Tenggara have a high level of earthquake vulnerability and to determine the potential level of seismic damage risk this study was conducted by analyzing Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA) and Peak Ground Velocity (PGV) using earthquake data since 2000 - March 2020 with an intensity more than M4.5. Earthquake data are analyzed using the Yin-Min Yu formula to get the relationship between Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA), Peak Ground Velocity (PGV), and earthquake intensity, so areas with risk level of earthquake damage can be mapped as preliminary earthquake mitigation schemes. The results of the study show that the highest PGA value in West Nusa Tenggara is 74.73 gal at the bedrock and when it on the surface, the PGA value can increase due to amplification of local soil conditions. Likewise PGV value about 32.21 gal where this maximum value is located in East Lombok Regency and North Lombok Regency. According to the classification of PGA and PGV values, the study area has a potential high-risk level of earthquake damage.