scholarly journals ESTIMATION OF NEAR-SOURCE STRONG GROUND MOTION FROM LARGE SUBDUCTION ZONE EARTHQUAKE

2006 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 877-890
Author(s):  
Atsushi NOZU ◽  
Shogo MIYAJIMA ◽  
Go NAKANISHI ◽  
Masayuki YAMADA
Keyword(s):  
Subduction Zone ◽  
Ground Motion ◽  
Strong Ground Motion ◽  
Subduction Zone Earthquake ◽  
Strong Ground

The Mexico Earthquake of September 19, 1985—Effect of Magnitude on the Character of Strong Ground Motion: An Example from the Guerrero, Mexico Strong Motion Network

1988 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 635-646 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. G. Anderson ◽  
R. Quaas
Keyword(s):  
Subduction Zone ◽  
Ground Motion ◽  
Strong Ground Motion ◽  
Strong Motion ◽  
Earthquake Source ◽  
Hypocentral Distance ◽  
Source Theory ◽  
Mexico Earthquake ◽  
Strong Motion Network ◽  
Strong Ground

The Guerrero digital accelerograph network has been operating, since spring of 1985, on rock sites along the coast of Mexico, above an active subduction zone. The accelerograms collected through June 1987 include examples from events with magnitudes from 3 to 8, all recorded at nearly the same hypocentral distance. Spectra from these accelerograms scale in a manner that is qualitatively consistent with earthquake source theory. Based on four selected events, peak accelerations attenuate more rapidly for small events than for large events.

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