Erratum to earthquake recurrence estimates for northern Caribbean faults from combinatorial optimization
March 9, 2026
In the original article (ten Brink and Geist, 2025), we derived on‐fault magnitude–frequency relationships with uncertainties from a combinatorial optimization method that assigns individual earthquakes from a regional catalog to the different faults. Our model used a magnitude versus area relationship from Shaw (2023). His relationship was published with an error, M=f(1/√A), instead of M=f(1/A) (Shaw, 2025). Here, we recalculate the magnitude–frequency relationship with uncertainties using the Shaw (2025) corrected formula. The remaining parameters of the model, the model itself, and the number of repeated optimization runs have not changed. Figures 1 and 2 show the corrected results and replace figures 3 and 4 in the original article.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Title | Erratum to earthquake recurrence estimates for northern Caribbean faults from combinatorial optimization |
| DOI | 10.1785/0320250057 |
| Authors | Uri S. ten Brink, Eric L. Geist |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | The Seismic Record |
| Index ID | 70282819 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center; Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center |
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