An Approach to a Comprehensive Moho Depth Map and Crust and Upper Mantle Velocity Model for Iran

The main purpose of the present study is to develop a comprehensive Moho depth map and crust and upper mantle velocity model for Iran. This will allow for more precise computation of travel time and thereby also more precise hypocenter estimation of the recorded events in Iran. For this purpose all available depth and velocity data relevant to this region has been matched and compiled. In the locations that there were no local data, available global data has been replaced. Based on these results Iran has been divided into 8 regions of varying seismicity and velocity structure