Reference
| Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Title | A Moment Magnitude Scale |
| Authors | Hanks, T. C.; Kanamori, H. |
| Journal | Journal of Geophysical Research |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Number | B5 |
| Pages | 2348-2350 |
| Abstract | The nearly coincident forms of the relations between seismic moment M0 and the magnitudes ML, Ms and Mw imply a moment magnitude scale M = 2/3 logM0 - 10.7 which is uniformly valid for 3 ~< ML ~< 7, 5 ~< Ms ~< 7.5, and Mw >~ 7.5 |
| Access | Public |
Created: Serkan GIRGIN, 2012/01/03 20:06:25
Property Estimators
| No | Name | Property | Value | Validity Conditions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Moment magnitude from seismic moment (Hanks and Kanamori, 1979) | Mw | ƒ(M0) | - | - | - | - |
| 2. | Seismic moment from moment magnitude | M0 | ƒ(Mw) dyn·cm | - | - | - | - |
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