New predictive equations for Arias intensity from crustal earthquakes in New Zealand

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-52

  Stafford, Peter J ^a   Berrill, John B ^b   Pettinga, Jarg R ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Arias intensity; Attenuation; Crustal; Earthquakes; Ground motion prediction; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; EARTHQUAKE INTENSITY; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; GROUND MOTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEISMIC MOMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ANAS;

EID: 58849149439     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10950-008-9114-2     Document Type: Article

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