An earthquake causes an average of 2.5 m strike-slip displacement over an 80 km long,23 km deep portion of a transform fault. Assuming that the rock along the fault had an average rupture strength of 175 kPa,Analyse the data to estimate the seismic moment and moment magnitude of the earthquake.
An earthquake causes an average of 2.5 m strike-slip displacement over an 80 km long,23 km deep portion of a transform fault. Assuming that the rock along the fault had an average rupture strength of 175 kPa,Analyse the data to estimate the seismic moment and moment magnitude of the earthquake.
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An earthquake causes an average of 2.5 m strike-slip displacement over an 80 km long,23 km deep portion of a transform fault. Assuming that the rock
along the fault had an average rupture strength of 175 kPa,Analyse the data
to estimate the seismic moment and moment magnitude of the earthquake.
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