Susan E. Hough
Susan Hough is a scientist in the Earthquake Hazards Program.
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Strong ground motion in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, during the M7.0 12 January 2010 Haiti earthquake Strong ground motion in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, during the M7.0 12 January 2010 Haiti earthquake
No strong motion records are available for the 12 January 2010 M7.0 Haiti earthquake. We use aftershock recordings as well as detailed considerations of damage to estimate the severity and distribution of mainshock shaking in Port-au-Prince. Relative to ground motions at a hard - rock reference site, peak accelerations are amplified by a factor of approximately 2 at sites on low-lying...
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Susan E Hough, Doug Given, Tomoyo Taniguchi, J.R. Altidor, Dieuseul Anglade, S-L. Mildor
Localized damage associated with topographic amplification during the 12 January 2010 M 7.0 Haiti earthquake Localized damage associated with topographic amplification during the 12 January 2010 M 7.0 Haiti earthquake
Local geological conditions, including both near-surface sedimentary layers1,2,3,4 and topographic features5,6,7,8,9, are known to significantly influence ground motions caused by earthquakes. Microzonation maps use local geological conditions to characterize seismic hazard, but commonly incorporate the effect of only sedimentary layers10,11,12. Microzonation does not take into account...
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Susan E. Hough, Jean Robert Altidor, Dieuseul Anglade, Douglas D. Given, Doug Given, M. Guillard Janvier, J. Zebulon Maharrey, Mark E. Meremonte, B. S.-L. Mildor, Claude Prepetit, Alan K. Yong
Intensity, magnitude, location and attenuation in India for felt earthquakes since 1762 Intensity, magnitude, location and attenuation in India for felt earthquakes since 1762
A comprehensive, consistently interpreted new catalog of felt intensities for India (Martin and Szeliga, 2010, this issue) includes intensities for 570 earthquakes; instrumental magnitudes and locations are available for 100 of these events. We use the intensity values for 29 of the instrumentally recorded events to develop new intensity versus attenuation relations for the Indian...
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Walter Szeliga, Susan Hough, Stacey Martin, Roger G. Bilham
The crowbar chronicles and other tales The crowbar chronicles and other tales
The analysis of historical earthquakes often relies heavily on archival accounts describing the effects of shaking on structures and people. Newspaper articles are among the most common, useful, and easily found sources of information. Dramatic earthquake effects are almost certain to have made the news during historic times; the challenge for modern seismologists is not to be overly...
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Susan E. Hough
A seismologist considers a new method of earthquake prediction A seismologist considers a new method of earthquake prediction
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Susan E Hough
Three cups of tea: building collaborations to assess earthquake hazard in Pakistan: modern methods in seismic hazard assessment; Nagarkot, Nepal, 8-12 June 2009 Three cups of tea: building collaborations to assess earthquake hazard in Pakistan: modern methods in seismic hazard assessment; Nagarkot, Nepal, 8-12 June 2009
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Susan E. Hough, Alan K. Yong
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Strong ground motion in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, during the M7.0 12 January 2010 Haiti earthquake Strong ground motion in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, during the M7.0 12 January 2010 Haiti earthquake
No strong motion records are available for the 12 January 2010 M7.0 Haiti earthquake. We use aftershock recordings as well as detailed considerations of damage to estimate the severity and distribution of mainshock shaking in Port-au-Prince. Relative to ground motions at a hard - rock reference site, peak accelerations are amplified by a factor of approximately 2 at sites on low-lying...
Authors
Susan E Hough, Doug Given, Tomoyo Taniguchi, J.R. Altidor, Dieuseul Anglade, S-L. Mildor
Localized damage associated with topographic amplification during the 12 January 2010 M 7.0 Haiti earthquake Localized damage associated with topographic amplification during the 12 January 2010 M 7.0 Haiti earthquake
Local geological conditions, including both near-surface sedimentary layers1,2,3,4 and topographic features5,6,7,8,9, are known to significantly influence ground motions caused by earthquakes. Microzonation maps use local geological conditions to characterize seismic hazard, but commonly incorporate the effect of only sedimentary layers10,11,12. Microzonation does not take into account...
Authors
Susan E. Hough, Jean Robert Altidor, Dieuseul Anglade, Douglas D. Given, Doug Given, M. Guillard Janvier, J. Zebulon Maharrey, Mark E. Meremonte, B. S.-L. Mildor, Claude Prepetit, Alan K. Yong
Intensity, magnitude, location and attenuation in India for felt earthquakes since 1762 Intensity, magnitude, location and attenuation in India for felt earthquakes since 1762
A comprehensive, consistently interpreted new catalog of felt intensities for India (Martin and Szeliga, 2010, this issue) includes intensities for 570 earthquakes; instrumental magnitudes and locations are available for 100 of these events. We use the intensity values for 29 of the instrumentally recorded events to develop new intensity versus attenuation relations for the Indian...
Authors
Walter Szeliga, Susan Hough, Stacey Martin, Roger G. Bilham
The crowbar chronicles and other tales The crowbar chronicles and other tales
The analysis of historical earthquakes often relies heavily on archival accounts describing the effects of shaking on structures and people. Newspaper articles are among the most common, useful, and easily found sources of information. Dramatic earthquake effects are almost certain to have made the news during historic times; the challenge for modern seismologists is not to be overly...
Authors
Susan E. Hough
A seismologist considers a new method of earthquake prediction A seismologist considers a new method of earthquake prediction
No abstract available
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Susan E Hough
Three cups of tea: building collaborations to assess earthquake hazard in Pakistan: modern methods in seismic hazard assessment; Nagarkot, Nepal, 8-12 June 2009 Three cups of tea: building collaborations to assess earthquake hazard in Pakistan: modern methods in seismic hazard assessment; Nagarkot, Nepal, 8-12 June 2009
No abstract available
Authors
Susan E. Hough, Alan K. Yong