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Crustal structure across the Bering Strait, Alaska: Onshore recordings of a marine seismic survey

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Authors
Lorraine W. Wolf, Robert C. McCaleb, David B. Stone, Thomas M. Brocher, Kazuya Fujita, Simon L. Klemperer

Modified Mercalli intensities (MMI) for large earthquakes near New Madrid, Missouri, in 1811-1812 and near Charleston, South Carolina, in 1886

Large historical earthquakes occurred in the eastern United States on December 16, 1811 near New Madrid, MO, on January 23, 1812 near New Madrid, MO, on February 7, 1812 near New Madrid, MO, and on September 1, 1886 near Charleston, SC. Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) assignments for these earthquakes were used by Bakun et al. (submitted) to estimate the location and moment magnitude M of these
Authors
W. H. Bakun, A. C. Johnston, M. G. Hopper

Implosion, earthquake, and explosion recordings from the 2000 Seattle Kingdome Seismic Hazards Investigation of Puget Sound (SHIPS), Washington

This report describes seismic data obtained in Seattle, Washington, March 24-28, 2000, during a Seismic Hazards Investigation of Puget Sound (SHIPS). The seismic recordings obtained by this SHIPS experiment, nicknamed Kingdome SHIPS, were designed to (1) measure site responses throughout Seattle and to (2) help define the location of the Seattle fault. During Kingdome SHIPS, we recorded the Kingdo
Authors
Thomas M. Brocher, Thomas L. Pratt, Craig S. Weaver, Catherine M. Snelson, Arthur D. Frankel

Case histories of induced and triggered seismicity: Chapter 40

No abstract available.
Authors
Arthur F. McGarr, David Simpson, L. Seeber

Investigation of an earthquake swarm near Trinidad, Colorado, August-October 2001

A swarm of 12 widely felt earthquakes occurred between August 28 and September 21, 2001, in the area west of the town of Trinidad, Colorado. The earthquakes ranged in magnitude between 2.8 and 4.6, and the largest event occurred on September 5, eight days after the initial M 3.4 event. The nearest permanent seismograph station to the swarm is about 290 km away, resulting in large uncertainties i
Authors
Mark E. Meremonte, John C. Lahr, Arthur D. Frankel, James W. Dewey, Anthony J. Crone, Dee E. Overturf, David L. Carver, W. Thomas Bice.

Response plan for volcano hazards in the Long Valley Caldera and Mono Craters region, California

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Authors
David P. Hill, Daniel Dzurisin, William L. Ellsworth, Elliot T. Endo, D. L. Galloway, Terry M. Gerlach, Malcolm S.J. Johnston, John Langbein, Ken A. McGee, C. Dan Miller, David Oppenheimer, Michael L. Sorey

Shear-wave velocity compilation for Northridge strong-motion recording sites

Borehole and other geotechnical information collected at the strong-motion recording sites of the Northridge earthquake of January 17, 1994 provide an important new basis for the characterization of local site conditions. These geotechnical data, when combined with analysis of strong-motion recordings, provide an empirical basis to evaluate site coefficients used in current versions of US building
Authors
Roger D. Borcherdt, Thomas E. Fumal

Modified Mercalli Intensities (MMI) for some earthquakes in eastern North America (ENA) and empirical MMI site corrections for towns in ENA

Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) assignments for earthquakes in eastern North America (ENA) were used by Bakun et al. (submitted) to develop a model for eastern North America for estimating the location and moment magnitude M of earthquakes from MMI observations. MMI assignments for most of the earthquakes considered by Bakun et al. (submitted) are published. MMI assignments for 6 other earthquak
Authors
W. H. Bakun, A. C. Johnston, M. G. Hopper

A preliminary study on fine structures of Jiashi earthquake region and earthquake generating fault

It is very unusual that nine large earthquakes of similar magnitudes (M = 6.1-6.8) occured within a very small area and a very short period of time (1997-1998) in Jiashi of Xinjiang Province, Northwest China. This paper analyzes the observed data of the aftershocks in the Jiashi earthquake region for studying the generating mechanism and deep structural background of the Jiashi strong earthquake s
Authors
S.-L. Li, X. Zhang, Walter D. Mooney, X.-L. Lai, A.J. Michael, Y.-H. Duan

An editor's hello

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Authors
Susan E. Hough

32 - Rock failure and earthquakes

This chapter summarizes experimental observations and related theoretical developments of faulted and intact rock properties related to earthquake nucleation, failure and dynamic slip. We will be concerned primarily with earthquakes occurring in the brittle crust. Intermediate and deep-focus earthquakes have unique mechanical considerations that are discussed in Section 7. We focus on repeatable l
Authors
David A. Lockner, Nicholas M. Beeler