DOI: 10.1785/bssa0590031365. Precision of epicenters obtained by small numbers of world-wide stations

Precision of epicenters obtained by small numbers of world-wide stations

10.1785/bssa0590031365

Crossref journal-article

Seismological Society of America (SSA)

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (790)

Abstract

abstract A fundamental error in the application of the confidence ellipse concept to the estimation of location error is demonstrated. The change in procedure required to be statistically sound and to achieve agreement with observations is explained and illustrated. The resultant procedure is then applied to the estimation of the network detection capability on a world-wide basis of the WWSSN.

Bibliography

Evernden, J. F. (1969). Precision of epicenters obtained by small numbers of world-wide stations. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 59(3), 1365â1398.

Authors 1

Jack F. Evernden (first)

References 3 Referenced 73

10.1029/JB074i015p03828 / J. Geophy. Res. / Identification of earthquakes and explosions by use of teleseismic data by Evernden ((1969))
10.1029/RG003i001p00157 / Review of Geophysics / Confidence regions and error determinations for seismic event location by Flinn ((1965))
10.1785/BSSA0580041193 / Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. / 1968 Seismological tables for P phases by Herrin ((1968))

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Type	When
Created	4 years, 1 month ago (July 14, 2021, 1:44 p.m.)
Deposited	4 years, 1 month ago (July 14, 2021, 1:44 p.m.)
Indexed	5 days, 5 hours ago (Aug. 21, 2025, 1:55 p.m.)
Issued	56 years, 2 months ago (June 1, 1969)
Published	56 years, 2 months ago (June 1, 1969)
Published Online	56 years, 2 months ago (June 1, 1969)
Published Print	56 years, 2 months ago (June 1, 1969)

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BibTeX

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