scholarly journals Review of the November 11, 1905 Earthquake: Seismic Intensity Data, Magnitude, and Location Report

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
María-José Jiménez
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Intensity ◽  
Intensity Data

Locations and magnitudes of earthquakes in Central Asia from seismic intensity data

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Bindi ◽  
S. Parolai ◽  
A. Gómez-Capera ◽  
M. Locati ◽  
Z. Kalmetyeva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Seismic Intensity ◽  
Intensity Data

California Historical Intensity Mapping Project (CHIMP): A Consistently Reinterpreted Dataset of Seismic Intensities for the Past 162 Yr and Implications for Seismic Hazard Maps

2020 ◽  
Vol 91 (5) ◽  
pp. 2631-2650 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leah Salditch ◽  
Molly M. Gallahue ◽  
Madeleine C. Lucas ◽  
James S. Neely ◽  
Susan E. Hough ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Hazard ◽  
Seismic Hazard Assessment ◽  
Seismic Intensity ◽  
Hazard Models ◽  
Historical Period ◽  
Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment ◽  
Intensity Data ◽  
Hazard Maps ◽  
Intensity Mapping ◽  
Intensity Information

Abstract Historical seismic intensity data are useful for myriad reasons, including assessment of the performance of probabilistic seismic hazard assessment (PSHA) models and corresponding hazard maps by comparing their predictions to a dataset of historically observed intensities in the region. To assess PSHA models for California, a long and consistently interpreted intensity record is needed. For this purpose, the California Historical Intensity Mapping Project (CHIMP) has compiled a dataset that combines and reinterprets intensity information that has been stored in disparate and sometimes hard-to-access locations. The CHIMP dataset also includes new observations of intensity from archival research and oral history collection. Version 1 of the dataset includes 46,502 intensity observations for 62 earthquakes with estimated magnitudes ranging from 4.7 to 7.9. The 162 yr of shaking data show observed shaking lower than expected from seismic hazard models. This discrepancy is reduced, but persists, if historical intensity data for the largest earthquakes are smoothed to reduce the effects of spatial undersampling. Possible reasons for this discrepancy include other limitations of the CHIMP dataset, the hazard models, and the possibility that California seismicity throughout the historical period has been lower than the long-term average. Some of these issues may also explain similar discrepancies observed for Italy and Japan.

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