{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,18]],"date-time":"2025-12-18T07:20:53Z","timestamp":1766042453025,"version":"3.48.0"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Association of Lithuanian Serials (Publications)","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":[],"abstract":"<jats:p>A comprehensive analysis of b-value for the Albanian earthquakes was conducted using the instrumental earthquake catalogue of Albanian region. A total of 38,816 seismic events with magnitudes ML \u2265 0.1 on the Richter scale were utilized. Statistical characteristics of the seismicity were examined based on b-value, as defined by the Gutenberg-Richter law. Considering the magnitude completeness (Mc-value) as 2.7, b-value was estimated as 1.09 \u00b1 0.08 and it indicates a normal stress regime in the region. The Mc-value varies from 1.5 to 3.4, and spatial distribution of b-value ranges from 0.79 to 1.16. Higher b-values (&gt; 1.0) were detected in the southernmost part of Albania, whereas lower b-values (&lt; 1.0) were found in the western part, particularly within the Adriatic-Ionian fault zone and the Lushnje-Elbasan-Dib\u00ebr transversal fault zone, as well as in the south-eastern Leskovik-Erseka-Kor\u00e7a fault zone. Regions with lower b-values correspond to areas with larger-magnitude events, while higher b-values are associated with smaller earthquakes. These findings suggest that b-values across Albania generally round 1.0, with lower values indicating moderate stress accumulation in the western region and within two other active seismic belts. The b-values less than 1.0 may signal areas of increased seismic potential. The occurrence probability of earthquakes across varying magnitudes was found to be very high (99%\u2013100%) for seismic events with ML between 0.5 and 4.5, and lower (less than 95%) for events with ML \u2265 5.5; it varied from 1% to 60% for events with larger ML \u2265 6.0 for different Tr values. Recurrence periods for smaller magnitudes are relatively short (less than 1 year for magnitudes from 1.0 to 4.2), whereas for larger magnitudes (5.0 to 6.0), recurrence periods are longer, about 100 years. The Albanian region is characterized by a complex geological setting and significant seismic activity, and, thus, it can be stated that these types of analyses may be important in terms of seismotectonic evaluation and seismic hazard.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.5200\/baltica.2025.2.2","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,18]],"date-time":"2025-12-18T07:18:46Z","timestamp":1766042326000},"page":"130","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Spatial and temporal analysis of seismicity and seismotectonic parameters in Albania region"],"prefix":"10.5200","author":[{"given":"Rrapo","family":"Ormeni","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Serkan","family":"\u00d6zt\u00fcrk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Erald","family":"Silo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Rrezart","family":"Bozo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ismail","family":"Hoxha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dionald","family":"Mucaj","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"28932","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,1]]},"container-title":["Baltica"],"original-title":[],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,18]],"date-time":"2025-12-18T07:18:46Z","timestamp":1766042326000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/baltica.gamtc.lt\/en\/publication\/412\/spatial-and-temporal-analysis-of-seismicity-and-seismotectonic-parameters-in-albania-region"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,1]]},"references-count":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5200\/baltica.2025.2.2","relation":{},"ISSN":["1648-858X"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1648-858X","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,1]]}}}