Abouzar CHERAGHI - PhD Civil Student, Islamic Azad University, Larestan, Iran
Akbar GHANBARI - PhD Civil, Islamic Azad University, Larestan, Iran

As artificial neural network showed its efficiency in prediction of time series and temporal-spatial series, in recent years, some efforts are made to use artificial neural network in prediction of temporal and spatial distribution of earthquakes. In this research, by the study of the history of activities and previous movements of dynamic faults in 121 to 123 longitude and 37 to 39 latitude with very complex dynamic system in earthquake -field regions of San Francisco, a simplified image of fault is made by artificial neural network and we can determine the efficiency of artificial neural network by this model. By the analysis result, the released energy of earth is determined to a definite date.The databases include 950 data including occurrence time, distance from fault plane, focal depth and earthquake magnitude. The total data were separated into network training and network test after normalization by STATISTICA software. The present study applied 782 data in terms of occurrence time, 30% of data (232 data) were used as test and 70% of data (549 data) were used as training. Each series had real input and outputs and finally the network could predict output and a suitable prediction network is the one with the least difference of real output and predicted output.By artificial neural network, the earthquake occurrence and magnitude are predicted. The results showed that proposed method is good for earthquake prediction. The maximum error value of test is 0.0466 or 4.66% and it indicated the validity of prediction.

Risk Analysis, Earthquake Prediction, Artificial Neural Network, Earthquake Occurrence Time, Earthquake Magnitude.