DOI: 10.1785/bssa0620020509. Surface-wave and body-wave magnitudes of some Sino-Soviet nuclear explosions and earthquakes

Surface-wave and body-wave magnitudes of some Sino-Soviet nuclear explosions and earthquakes

10.1785/bssa0620020509

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Seismological Society of America (SSA)

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (790)

Abstract

abstract Body-wave and surface-wave magnitudes have been determined for Sino-Soviet nuclear explosions and earthquakes in nearby regions using National Geophysical Research Institute's seismological observatory data. On a Ms versus mb plot, the two are clearly distinguished. The following relations hold good between Ms and mb. M S = 0.70 m b + 1.88 for earthquakes , and M S = 1.06 m b − 1.46 for explosions . A comparison with an analogous study involving only continental seismic paths for North American explosions and earthquakes shows that our findings are consistent for earthquakes whereas for explosions, NGRI Ms values are systematically lower.

Bibliography

Gupta, H. K., Sitaram, M. V. D., & Narain, H. (1972). Surface-wave and body-wave magnitudes of some Sino-Soviet nuclear explosions and earthquakes. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 62(2), 509â517.

Authors 3

Harsh K. Gupta (first)
M. V. D. Sitaram (additional)
Hari Narain (additional)

References 10 Referenced 6

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Type	When
Created	3 years, 11 months ago (Sept. 10, 2021, 2:20 p.m.)
Deposited	3 years, 11 months ago (Sept. 10, 2021, 2:20 p.m.)
Indexed	1 year, 10 months ago (Oct. 22, 2023, 4:17 a.m.)
Issued	53 years, 4 months ago (April 1, 1972)
Published	53 years, 4 months ago (April 1, 1972)
Published Online	53 years, 4 months ago (April 1, 1972)
Published Print	53 years, 4 months ago (April 1, 1972)

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BibTeX

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