The earthquake of 250 A.D. in Augusta Raurica, a real event with a 3D site-effect?

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 459-477

  Fäh, Donat ^a   Steimen, Sibylle ^a   Oprsal, Ivo ^a   Ripperger, Johannes ^a   Wössner, Jochen ^a   Schatzmann, Regula ^b   Kästli, Philipp ^a   Spottke, Ina ^c   Huggenberger, Peter ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Roman Museum of Augusta Raurica   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Archaeo seismology; Augusta Raurica; Earthquake site effects; Seismic ground motion modelling; Switzerland; Velocity structure

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; EARTHQUAKE CATALOGUE; EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; GROUND MOTION; PALEOSEISMICITY; RAYLEIGH WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC WAVE;

BASEL-LAND; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 33947619561     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10950-006-9031-1     Document Type: Article

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