Determination of parameters for historicaI British earthquakes

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R. M. W. Musson

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Examination of 20th century data from the U.K. shows a good correlation between felt area and instrumental magnitude, producing good magnitude values for historical earthquakes where felt area is known; this is a more reliable method than using I0. The equations: ML = 1.03 log A3:; -0.19; ML = 0.92 log A4 + 0.71 give magnitude from areas within isoseismals 3 and 4 MSK. Dcpths for historical earthquakes have also been obtained using a modification of the well-known Sponheuer method, using the program MACDEP; the regional value for (á is 0.003 and depths for events with magnitude above 4 ML range from 3 to 25 km.

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Musson RMW. Determination of parameters for historicaI British earthquakes. Ann. Geophys. [Internet]. 1996Nov.25 [cited 2023Dec.2];39(5). Available from: https://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/4035
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