Discussion of seismicity near Jaitapur

摘要

We thank Rastogi 1 for pointing out a number of factual errors in our article 2 , and welcome this opportunity to correct several scientific misunderstandings that have crept into his manuscript. Rastogi is in agreement with our statements and conclusions concerning the seismicity in the Jaitapur region that: (a) no significant M > 6 earthquakes have been recorded by seismographs located within 50 km of Jaitapur, and no historical reports of intense shaking can be attributed to such earthquakes near Jaitapur, and (b) shaking intensity from distant historical earthquakes has not exceeded MSK Intensity VI. We conclude, as we assume Rastogi does, that these observations do not place a reliable upper bound on shaking due to future seismicity in the Jaitapur region. This was the thrust of our article. Some of Rastogi’s comments are easily addressed with minor corrections or clarifications, but his main counterargument requires a more thorough analysis. We provide the former first.