The peak ground acceleration is an

important strong motion parameter for safe engineering design of the structures.
Therefore,
the zoning based on peak ground acceleration is more useful to predict seismic
hazard than
any other parameters. The unavailability of strong motion data for different
seismically
active regions always put hurdle in seismic hazard studies. The alternate approach
is the
simulation of strong ground motion.

Attenuation relationships are commonly used for engineering studies to estimate

the peak ground acceleration values. This paper presents the role of attenuation
relationship
in defining the seismic hazard in an area. It is seen that the seismic hazard in an
area, which is
calculated using attenuation relationships, is mostly controlled by the type of
attenuation
relationship used in the study.