Implementation of NGA-West2 ground motion models in the 2014 U.S. National Seismic Hazard Maps

Earthquake Spectra

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1319-1333

  Rezaeian, Sanaz ^a   Petersen, Mark D ^a   Moschetti, Morgan P ^a   Powers, Peter ^a   Harmsen, Stephen C ^a   Frankel, Arthur D ^b  

^a Geological Survey   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; HAZARDS; SEISMIC RESPONSE;

ACTIVE TECTONICS; CRUSTAL EARTHQUAKES; GROUND MOTION MODEL; GROUND SHAKING INTENSITY; SEISMIC HAZARD MAPS; STANDARD DEVIATION; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; WESTERN UNITED STATES;

SEISMIC DESIGN;

EARTHQUAKE INTENSITY; GROUND MOTION; MAP; SEISMIC DESIGN; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMIC SOURCE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907559510     PISSN: 87552930     EISSN: 19448201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1193/062913EQS177M     Document Type: Article

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