The assessment of seismic hazard involves in collecting and evaluating a wide range of data pertaining to the history and occurrence of earthquakes in a region and to their origin. Considerable efforts have already been made for assessing seismic hazard in the Sultanate of Oman and various other aspects to seismic monitoring. Through these efforts, it has been established that a major fault exists in the Gulf of Oman (offshore Muscat). Also, it is known now that recent earth movements have occurred in Jabal Salak, Jabal Khubayb and Batinah Coastal Plains area. Although, there are few instrumentally recorded earthquakes in Oman, but the available geological, geophysical and historical data do suggest a low to moderate level of seismicity such that an earthquake of Modified Mercalli (MM) intensity of VII or greater could occur. Therefore, the possibility of an earthquake in the Sultanate of could never be ruled out.

The assessment of seismic hazard involves in collecting and evaluating a wide range of data pertaining to the history and occurrence of earthquakes in a region and to their origin. Considerable efforts have already been made for assessing seismic hazard in the Sultanate of Oman and various other asp...