Comparison between different earthquake magnitudes determined by China seismograph network

Acta Seismologica Sinica

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 467-476

  Liu, Ruifeng ^a,b   Chen, Yuntaiz ^b   Ren, Xiao ^a   Xu, Zhiguo ^a   Sun, Li ^b   Yang, Hui ^a   Liang, Jianhong ^a   Ren, Kexin ^a  

^a CHINA EARTHQUAKE NETWORKS CENTER   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Body wave magnitude; Local earthquake magnitude; Surface wave magnitude

Indexed keywords

EID: 60149092164     PISSN: 02533782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Ambrasseys N N. 1990. Uniform magnitude re-evaluation of European earthquakes associated with strong-motion records [J]. Earthq Engin Structl Dyn, 19: 1-20.
2. Bormann P, Khalturin V I. 1975. Relations between different kinds of magnitude determinations and their regional variations [C]//Proc XIVth General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission, Trieste, 16-22 September 1974. Berlin: Nationalkomitee für Geodasie und Geophysik, AdWderDDR: 27-39.
3. Carroll R I, Ruppert D. 1996. The use and misuse of orthogonal regression in linear errors-in-variables models [J]. The American Statistician, 50(1): 1-6.
4. Draper N R, Smith H. 1998. Applied Regression Analysis [M]. New York: John Wiley & Sons: 100-125.
5. Fuller W A. 1987. Measurement Error Models [M]. New York: John Wiley & Sons: 20-30.
6. Gutenberg B. 1945a. Amplitude of surface waves and magnitude of shallow earthquakes [J]. Bull Seism Soc Amer, 35: 3-12
7. Gutenberg B. 1945b. Amplitudes of P, PP, and S and magnitude of shallow earthquakes [J]. Bull Seism Soc Amer, 35: 57-69.
8. Gutenberg B. 1945c. Magnitude determination for deep-focus earthquakes [J]. Bull Seism Soc Amer, 35: 117-130.
9. Gutenberg B, Richter C F. 1942. Earthquake magnitude, intensity, energy and acceleration [J]. Bull Seism Soc Amer, 32: 103-191.
10. Gutenberg B, Richter C F. 1944. Frequency of earthquakes in California [J]. Bull Seism Soc Amer, 34: 185-188.
11. Gutenberg B, Richter C F. 1956a. Earthquake magnitude, intensity, energy and acceleration [J]. Bull Seism Soc Amer, 46: 105-145.
12. Gutenberg B, Richter C F. 1956b. Magnitude and energy of earthquakes [J]. Annali di Geofisica, 91: 1-15.
13. Kanamori H. 1983. Magnitude scale and quantification of earthquakes [J]. Tectonophysics, 93: 185-200.
14. Kárnik V, Kondorskaya N V, Riznichenko Y V, et al. 1962. Standardisation of the earthquake magnitude scale [J]. Studia Geophysica et Geodaeiica, 6(1): 41-48.
15. Madansky A. 1959. The fitting of straight lines when both variables are subject to error [J]. J Amer Statist Assoc, 54: 173-205.
16. Richter C F. 1935. An instrumental earthquake magnitude scale [J]. Bull Seism Soc Arner, 25: 1-32.
17. Utsu T. 1982. Relationships between magnitude scales [J]. Bull Earthq Res Inst, Tokyo Univ, 57: 465-497.
18. Utsu T. 2002. Relationships between magnitude scales [M]//Lee W II K, Kanamori H, Jennings P C, et al eds. International Handbook of Earthquake and Engineering Seismology. Part A, San Diego: Academic Press: 733-746.