Ceken, U.Beyhan, G.Selim, Hamit Haluk2015-09-082015-09-0820140253-41260973-774Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/11467/1130The main shock of Bingol earthquake (M-w = 6.4) recorded by six accelerometers in the area occurred at 03:27 local time on May 1, 2003. The largest acceleration value of north south component was recorded as 545.5 cm/s(2) at the nearest station which is 12 km away from the epicenter of earthquake. Especially, 0.15 s short period was observed when high spectral acceleration value occurred. An acceleration value greater than 50 gal was recorded at the BNG (Bingol) station and structural damage occurred within 6.5 s was very important for the near source and strong ground motion seismology. The recorded peak acceleration values were greater than the estimated empirical acceleration values. However, the structural damage was not as high and widespread as expected. This occurrence was explained by considering the factors of earthquake source, frequency content, effective duration, effective acceleration value, local soil conditions, rupture direction and attenuation.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBingol Earthquake; Strong Motion; Peak Acceleration; Evaluation Of Damping; Neotectonic.ArticleQ3WOS:000333546500011N/A2-s2.0-84898735313