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M L SML computed from strong motion accelerograms recorded in Yugoslavia
Author(s) -
Lee V.,
Trifunac M.,
Herak M.,
Živčič M.,
Herak D.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
earthquake engineering and structural dynamics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.218
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1096-9845
pISSN - 0098-8847
DOI - 10.1002/eqe.4290190807
Subject(s) - magnitude (astronomy) , seismology , ground motion , geology , calibration , motion (physics) , geodesy , geography , mathematics , statistics , physics , classical mechanics , astronomy
It is shown that the new definition 1 of strong motion local magnitude M L SMLleads to stable estimates of magnitudes for earthquakes in Yugoslavia, with epicentral distances R <100 km and for 2.5 < M L SML< 6.5. Tables with magnitudes computed using this new procedure are presented for all earthquakes contributing to the strong motion accelerogram files in EQINFOS for Yugoslavia. 2 The similarity of our findings with the analogous analyses for California suggests new possibilities for relative calibration between various local magnitude scales, which are used in southeastern Europe, and M L in California.