Regional spectral analysis of three moderate earthquakes in Northeastern North America

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1769-1782

  Boatwright, John ^a   Seekins, Linda ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROGRAMS; APPARENT STRESS; FOURIER SPECTRA; GEOMETRICAL SPREADING; HYPOCENTRAL DISTANCE; NEAR-SURFACE; QUARTER WAVES; RADIATED ENERGIES; RAY PATHS; SITE RESPONSE; SOURCE EFFECTS; SPECTRAL SHAPES; STRESS DROP; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SURFACE WAVES;

EARTHQUAKES;

BROADBAND DATA; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMICITY; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

APPALACHIANS; CANADA; GRENVILLE PROVINCE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 79961150238     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: 19433573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0120100225     Document Type: Article

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