Worldwide Collection and Evaluation of Earthquake Data. Evaluation of 1963 Seismicity

A computer‐oriented system of geographical and seismic regionalization is proposed in which the surface of the earth is divided into geographical regions along integral values of latitude and longitude. Boundaries of the geographical regions follow established geographical and political divisions as closely as possible; geographical region names follow the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey usage. Seismic regions are defined as combinations of the geographical region and are based on Gutenberg and Richter's region definitions. The proposed system is intended to provide uniformity of geographical description, speed up the regular publication of epicenter information, and aid in seismicity studies.

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Seismicity of Hawaii

Furumoto

1966

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

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One aspect of the seismicity of Hawaii is investigated by attempting to answer two questions: (1) the possibility of occurrence of major earthquakes in Hawaii, and (2) the probability of occurrence. The first question was answered when a study of the distribution of intensity of the Hawaiian earthquake of 1868 indicated that the earthquake had a magnitude between 714and734. An answer to the second question was approached by studying the occurrence-magnitude relation log N = A − bM for earthquakes of magnitudes 2.5 to 4.9 during a period of 314 years. Extrapolation from the results suggests that major earthquakes may be expected in Hawaii as often as in other seismically active areas. A study of strain release showed that the pattern in Hawaii is consistent with that worldwide.

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Worldwide Collection and Evaluation of Earthquake Data. Evaluation of 1963 Seismicity

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