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Table 1 Seismo-climatic properties and indices before and after blocking episodes

From: Examination of a relationship between atmospheric blocking and seismic events in the Middle East using a new seismo-climatic index

No.

Blocking event properties

14-day seismicity before blocking episode

14-day seismicity after blocking episode

Seismo-climatic index

Time period

Genesis longitude

Wiedenmann index

Selected episode

Earthquake frequency

Mean magnitude

Maximum magnitude

Earthquake frequency

Mean magnitude

Maximum magnitude

1

2000/01/21–2000/01/26

70

4.17

2000/01/25

2

4.1

4.6

6

4.5

5.3

3.29

2

2000/04/28–2000/05/03

15

2.32

2000/05/03

2

3.8

4.1

9

4.3

5.1

5.09

3

2000/05/12–2000/05/18

65

2.17

2000/05/03

4

4.2

4.5

8

4.0

4.4

1.90

4

2000/10/06–2000/10/14

40

2.30

2000/10/18

2

4.6

4.7

5

4.2

5.3

2.28

5

2000/10/16–2000/10/21

25

3.19

2000/10/21

2

4.7

4.7

5

4.2

5.3

2.23

6

2000/11/06–2000/11/11

45

2.70

2000/11/11

3

4.2

4.9

17

4.6

6.8

6.21

7

2001/04/24–2001/05/06

50

2.39

2001/05/06

2

4.2

4.2

5

4.2

4.5

2.50

8

2001/07/09–2001/07/23

35

2.63

2001/07/23

2

4.0

4.0

2

4.2

4.2

1.05

9

2001/10/15–2001/10/25

10

3.33

2001/10/16

3

4.3

4.9

5

4.5

4.6

1.74

10

2001/11/28–2001/12/01

50

3.12

2001/11/29

8

4.1

5.0

10

4.4

4.7

1.34

11

2002/04/02–2002/04/08

15

2.37

2002/04/08

10

4.4

5.2

12

4.3

5.3

1.17

12

2002/04/25–2002/05/05

30

2.60

2002/04/25

7

4.4

5.3

20

4.4

5.4

2.86

13

2002/05/23–2002/06/01

30

3.46

2002/06/01

7

4.2

4.7

13

4.3

5.0

1.90

14

2002/06/03–2002/06/13

20

2.43

2002/06/13

7

4.0

4.5

21

4.5

6.5

3.38

15

2002/07/30–2002/08/08

50

2.56

2002/07/30

4

4.1

4.5

5

4.2

4.4

1.28

16

2002/08/15–2002/08/28

20

2.37

2002/08/24

7

4.2

4.4

10

4.3

5.2

1.46

17

2002/12/26–2003/01/28

10

4.30

2002/12/30

2

4.9

5.2

10

4.5

4.8

4.59

18

2003/02/06–2003/02/11

50

3.15

2003/02/11

1

4.6

4.6

3

4.6

5.6

3.00

19

2003/02/11–2003/02/28

10

4.79

2003/02/27

2

4.2

4.2

9

4.4

4.7

4.71

20

2003/04/02–2003/04/07

60

3.14

2003/04/07

3

4.3

4.6

3

4.3

4.6

1.00

21

2003/04/15–2003/04/24

10

4.22

2003/04/24

2

4.3

4.5

12

4.3

6.4

6.00

22

2003/06/01–2003/06/10

10

2.27

2003/06/10

4

4.3

4.7

3

4.0

4.5

0.70

23

2003/11/01–2003/11/06

50

2.95

2003/11/06

4

4.7

5.0

7

4.4

4.8

1.64

24

2003/11/05–2003/11/16

10

4.21

2003/11/16

4

4.5

4.7

11

4.6

5.1

2.81

25

2003/11/27–2003/12/04

30

3.51

2003/12/04

6

4.3

4.7

3

4.4

5.0

0.51

26

2003/12/16–2003/12/21

70

2.15

2003/12/18

4

4.6

5.1

28

4.3

6.6

6.54

27

2003/12/28–2004/01/05

30

2.20

2004/01/05

13

3.6

4.6

21

4.2

5.2

1.88

28

2004/01/14–2004/01/20

70

3.07

2004/01/18

7

4.2

5.2

11

4.4

5.2

1.65

29

2004/04/14–2004/04/22

10

2.31

2004/04/08

5

4.1

4.3

5

4.5

4.6

1.10

30

2004/04/29–2004/05/08

10

3.11

2004/05/08

4

4.3

4.6

6

4.2

5.0

1.47

31

2004/05/12–2004/05/23

70

3.13

2004/05/20

5

4.0

4.4

34

3.9

6.3

6.63

32

2004/06/25–2004/07/12

60

2.01

2004/07/12

6

4.3

5.1

15

4.1

5.1

2.38

33

2004/07/12–2004/07/24

50

2.31

2004/07/14

4

4.0

4.5

13

4.1

5.1

3.33

34

2004/07/26–2004/08/10

50

2.47

2004/07/30

7

4.2

5.1

14

4.3

5.0

2.05

35

2004/08/27–2004/09/15

30

2.91

2004/08/31

7

4.1

4.7

11

4.3

4.7

1.65

36

2004/11/02–2004/11/13

20

2.24

2004/11/06

5

3.9

4.9

17

3.9

4.7

3.40

37

2004/11/21–2004/11/26

70

3.56

2004/11/21

9

4.1

4.8

21

4.0

5.2

2.28

38

2005/02/18–2005/03/18

30

3.46

2005/02/22

5

3.6

4.6

30

4.0

6.4

6.67

39

2005/05/10–2005/05/25

60

2.96

2005/05/12

8

3.7

4.9

15

4.2

5.2

2.13

40

2005/08/05–2005/08/14

40

2.41

2005/08/07

8

3.8

4.4

12

4.1

5.1

1.62

41

2005/08/18–2005/09/01

10

2.72

2005/08/28

6

4.2

4.6

9

4.2

4.8

1.50

42

2005/09/17–2005/09/23

70

2.16

2005/09/23

5

4.2

4.7

7

4.4

5.2

1.47

43

2005/10/04–2005/10/16

10

3.95

2005/09/23

2

4.0

4.2

3

4.1

4.7

1.54

44

2005/11/17–2005/11/23

60

3.24

2005/11/18

8

3.8

4.5

28

4.3

5.9

3.96

45

2005/11/27–2005/12/07

10

3.09

2005/11/27

8

4.3

5.1

30

4.3

5.9

3.75

46

2005/12/18–2005/12/23

70

4.32

2005/12/23

4

3.8

4.1

23

3.7

5.0

5.60

47

2006/05/30–2006/06/10

30

3.67

2006/06/03

8

3.7

4.2

17

4.0

5.1

2.30

48

2006/06/18–2006/06/25

30

2.40

2006/06/23

7

3.7

4.4

26

4.0

5.8

4.02

49

2006/09/06–2006/09/11

70

2.33

2006/09/10

3

4.0

4.8

15

4.0

5.0

5.00

50

2006/09/10–2006/09/18

10

2.88

2006/09/14

10

4.0

5.0

18

3.8

4.9

1.71

51

2006/09/21–2006/09/28

10

2.55

2006/09/23

11

4.0

4.9

15

3.8

4.9

1.30

52

2006/10/09–2006/10/20

10

2.64

2006/10/17

8

4.3

5.3

13

3.9

4.6

1.47

53

2006/11/26–2006/12/06

20

3.15

2006/12/06

6

3.9

4.4

11

4.0

4.8

1.88

54

2007/03/20–2007/03/31

40

3.80

2007/03/24

11

4.2

5.7

12

3.9

5.0

1.01

55

2007/04/18–2007/04/24

60

3.37

2007/04/20

6

4.2

4.6

26

4.1

5.2

4.23

56

2007/04/25–2007/05/05

10

3.10

2007/04/25

14

3.9

4.6

19

4.2

5.2

1.46

57

2007/07/02–2007/07/08

60

2.18

2007/07/08

5

4.1

5.0

5

4.3

5.2

1.05

58

2007/07/11–2007/07/18

70

2.49

2007/07/16

4

4.0

5.2

6

4.2

5.0

1.58

59

2007/08/05–2007/08/11

20

2.63

2007/08/08

3

4.1

4.4

9

4.1

4.7

3.00

60

2007/08/16–2007/08/22

50

2.22

2007/08/20

8

4.1

4.8

18

4.2

5.3

2.30

61

2007/10/24–2007/11/13

20

2.30

2007/11/08

4

4.1

4.4

8

4.1

4.7

2.00

62

2007/12/04–2007/12/14

50

2.78

2007/12/09

7

3.7

4.3

12

3.7

4.6

1.71

63

2007/12/26–2008/01/01

50

2.52

2007/12/29

8

3.8

4.4

11

3.8

4.6

1.38

64

2008/01/14–2008/01/23

30

2.29

2008/01/23

6

4.0

4.5

17

3.9

4.9

2.76

65

2008/01/31–2008/02/09

10

5.99

2008/01/31

12

3.9

4.4

14

3.9

4.9

1.17

66

2008/03/26–2008/04/01

60

3.04

2008/03/26

11

4.0

4.8

9

4.0

4.8

0.82

67

2008/04/03–2008/04/11

40

2.29

2008/04/11

4

3.7

4.0

10

3.9

4.7

2.64

68

2008/05/27–2008/06/15

20

2.69

2008/06/15

3

3.8

4.1

17

3.9

4.6

5.82

69

2008/06/29–2008/07/08

20

3.30

2008/07/08

7

4.0

5.2

15

3.9

4.6

2.09

70

2008/07/02–2008/07/10

20

2.44

2008/07/10

6

4.1

5.2

15

3.8

4.6

2.32

71

2008/10/26–2008/11/03

40

3.02

2008/11/03

21

4.1

5.4

13

3.8

4.9

0.57

72

2008/12/12–2008/12/20

30

2.62

2008/12/20

5

3.9

4.4

11

4.3

5.8

2.43

73

2009/01/29–2009/02/03

10

3.96

2009/01/29

1

4.1

4.1

3

4.4

5.1

3.22

74

2009/02/15–2009/02/27

50

3.59

2009/02/27

3

4.8

5.1

3

4.4

4.7

0.92

75

2009/04/09–2009/04/21

20

2.88

2009/04/25

3

4.3

4.7

5

4.4

4.6

1.71

76

2009/04/23–2009/05/03

10

3.49

2009/05/03

3

4.7

5.2

6

4.4

5.0

1.87

77

2009/06/11–2009/06/19

50

2.28

2009/06/03

1

3.8

3.8

3

4.5

4.9

3.55

78

2009/07/23–2009/08/02

60

2.02

2009/08/02

3

4.8

5.3

3

4.3

4.5

0.90

79

2009/08/03–2009/08/12

20

2.04

2009/08/12

3

4.3

4.5

3

4.3

4.7

1.00

80

2009/11/12–2009/11/20

50

2.76

2009/11/13

2

4.5

5.0

3

4.5

4.9

1.50

81

2009/11/31–2009/12/10

20

3.76

2009/12/10

1

4.4

4.4

3

4.7

4.9

3.20

82

2009/12/01–2009/12/11

40

3.00

2009/12/11

1

4.6

4.6

2

4.8

4.9

2.09

83

2010/01/04–2010/01/18

70

2.34

2010/01/10

2

4.9

5.0

10

4.5

5.0

4.59

84

2010/02/01–2010/02/07

50

3.25

2010/02/07

3

4.6

4.9

5

4.3

4.6

1.56

85

2010/02/09–2010/02/14

50

3.38

2010/02/14

4

4.4

4.6

6

4.6

5.2

1.57

86

2010/04/19–2010/04/26

70

2.68

2010/04/19

3

4.5

4.7

5

4.5

5.0

1.67

87

2010/04/29–2010/05/11

60

2.76

2010/05/11

1

4.0

4.0

5

4.4

5.1

5.50

88

2010/05/02–2010/05/24

40

3.08

2010/05/24

3

4.0

4.1

5

4.4

4.8

1.83

89

2010/07/04–2010/07/30

20

2.44

2010/07/20

3

4.2

4.5

7

4.9

5.8

2.72

90

2010/08/31–2010/09/16

45

2.50

2010/09/08

4

4.7

5.2

6

4.3

4.7

1.37

91

2010/10/09–2010/10/19

10

3.83

2010/10/19

2

4.4

4.6

6

4.4

4.6

3.00

92

2010/11/29–2010/12/04

20

2.03

2010/11/29

6

4.3

5.5

3

4.5

4.9

0.52

93

2010/12/11–2010/12/16

70

4.69

2010/12/16

2

4.4

4.8

12

4.5

6.7

6.14

94

2010/12/19–2011/01/22

10

4.73

2011/01/18

2

4.6

5.1

18

4.7

7.2

9.20

95

2011/03/01–2011/03/09

20

4.46

2011/03/09

5

4.6

5.3

7

4.3

4.8

1.31

96

2011/03/16–2011/03/23

20

4.38

2011/03/23

10

4.3

4.8

9

4.1

4.6

0.86

97

2011/05/04–2011/05/12

40

2.77

2011/05/08

2

4.1

4.1

4

4.5

4.9

2.20

98

2011/06/22–2011/07/02

50

2.27

2011/07/01

4

4.6

5.2

5

4.2

4.4

1.14

99

2011/07/20–2011/07/27

50

2.40

2011/07/27

5

4.5

5.0

9

4.3

4.8

1.72

100

2011/08/17–2011/08/24

30

2.13

2011/08/24

2

4.4

4.9

5

4.4

4.7

2.50

101

2011/09/08–2011/09/21

50

2.95

2011/09/21

3

4.4

4.6

6

4.3

5.5

1.95

102

2011/09/28–2011/10/03

10

3.65

2011/10/03

5

4.1

4.3

4

4.3

4.9

0.84

103

2011/10/08–2011/10/16

50

2.26

2011/10/11

2

4.1

4.2

7

4.6

5.2

3.93

104

2011/10/22–2011/10/29

20

3.38

2011/10/22

5

4.6

5.2

118

4.4

7.1

22.57

105

2011/11/30–2011/12/20

20

3.99

2011/12/08

6

4.6

4.9

11

4.3

4.9

1.71

106

2012/01/06–2012/01/12

60

3.69

2012/01/11

7

4.6

5.2

11

4.5

5.1

1.54

107

2012/01/17–2012/01/29

60

3.61

2012/01/17

9

4.5

5.2

6

4.4

5.1

0.65

108

2012/02/11–2012/02/20

60

3.02

2012/02/20

4

4.6

4.7

9

4.5

5.2

2.20

109

2012/02/31–2012/03/09

70

4.58

2012/03/09

6

4.5

5.1

9

4.4

4.7

1.47

110

2012/04/13–2012/04/19

60

2.86

2012/04/18

6

4.2

4.6

33

4.5

5.1

5.89

111

2012/04/27–2012/05/02

30

3.15

2012/05/02

9

4.4

4.7

15

4.5

5.6

1.70

112

2012/05/15–2012/05/22

50

2.68

2012/05/18

13

4.3

5.1

9

4.4

5.1

0.71

113

2012/07/17–2012/08/03

70

2.57

2012/08/02

5

4.5

5.2

30

4.5

6.4

6.00

114

2012/12/08–2012/12/20

50

3.68

2012/12/20

2

4.3

4.5

3

4.8

5.2

1.67

115

2013/02/01–2013/02/08

70

2.89

2013/02/08

2

4.4

4.5

4

4.1

4.4

1.86

116

2013/02/08–2013/02/14

50

3.52

2013/02/12

2

4.4

4.5

6

4.1

4.4

2.80

117

2013/04/02–2013/04/08

60

2.76

2013/04/08

3

4.2

4.5

63

4.5

7.8

22.50

118

2013/05/06–2013/05/23

30

2.51

2013/05/11

13

4.4

5.2

55

4.5

6.1

4.33

119

2013/05/25–2013/06/07

50

3.36

2013/05/31

4

4.6

5.2

6

4.2

4.6

1.37

120

2013/06/21–2013/07/05

60

2.72

2013/06/21

2

4.3

4.5

5

4.2

4.3

2.44

121

2013/09/06–2013/09/21

20

2.51

2013/09/21

9

4.3

5.0

51

4.6

7.7

6.06

–

Mean values

–

3.00

–

5

4.23

4.72

13

4.27

5.13

2.88