THE FREQUENCY OF VERY LARGE EARTHQUAKES

Observational data relating surface wave magnitude M sub s to seismic moment M sub o are used to convert a well-known frequency-M sub s plot into a frequency-M sub o relationship, which turns out to be remarkably linear. There is no evidence of an upper bound to M sub o, on the basis of presently available. The possibly exists that extremely large earthquakes (M sub o = 10 to the 31th power dyne-centimeters or greater) may occur from time to time.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American University

  Development Education and Training Research Institute
  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Chinnery, M A
  • North, R G
• Publication Date: 1975-12

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 1197-98
• Serial:
  • Science
  • Volume: 190
  • Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • ISSN: 0036-8075
  • Serial URL: http://science.sciencemag.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Earthquakes; Elastic waves; Electromagnetic frequencies; Linearity; Rayleigh waves
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00129051
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 10 1976 12:00AM