Use of microtremor measurement for assessing site effects in Northern Belgium - Interpretation of the observed intensity during the Ms = 5.0 June 11 1938 earthquake

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-56

  Nguyen, F ^a   Van Rompaey, G ^b   Teerlynck, H ^a   Van Camp, M ^b   Jongmans, D ^a,c   Camelbeeck, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL OBSERVATORY OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

^c UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

1938; Dispersion curve; H V; Microtremor; Nakamura; Site effects; Surface waves inversion

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE INTENSITY; MICROTREMOR; RESPONSE ANALYSIS; SEISMICITY; SITE EFFECT; WAVE DISPERSION;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 1142281022     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOSE.0000009498.84531.71     Document Type: Article

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