Model of strong ground motions from earthquakes in central and eastern North America: Best estimates and uncertainties

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-57

  Toro, Gabriel R ^a,d   Abrahamson, Norman A ^b   Schneider, John F ^c,e  

^a Risk Engineering Inc   (United States)

^b PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

^c Impact Forecasting   (United States)

^d Pacific Gas and Electric Co ^*  (United States)

^e LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; EARTHQUAKE; GROUND MOTION; MODEL; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; STRONG MOTION;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0030984014     PISSN: 00128287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.68.1.41     Document Type: Article

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