Kijko, AndrzejSmit, AnsieSellevoll, Markvard A.2018-03-152017-08Kijko, A., Smit, A. & Sellevoll, M.A. 2017, 'Reply to "Comment on 'estimation of earthquake hazard parameters from incomplete data files. Part III. Incorporation of uncertainty of earthquake-occurrence model' by Andrzej Kijko, Ansie Smit, and Markvard A. Sellevoll" by Gert Zoller', Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, vol. 107, no. 4, pp. 1979-1982.0037-1106 (print)1943-3573 (online)10.1785/0120160303http://hdl.handle.net/2263/64263This reply focuses on comments made by Zöller (2017). We sincerely appreciate the comment by Zöller. This comment and our response creates a perfect opportunity to clarify the controversial issue of whether area-characteristic maximum possible earthquake magnitude mmax can be estimated using only the seismic-event catalog. In his comment, Zöller is attempting to convince the reader that based on the seismic-event catalog, the area-characteristic mmax cannot be estimated using equation (25) of Kijko et al. (2016). In this reply, we will argue the opposite: that with the help of statistical theory, it is possible to assess the mmax.en© Seismological Society of America 2017, all rights reserved.CommentResponseEarthquake magnitudeReaderArticle