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Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America; October 1975; v. 65; no. 5; p. 1073-1095
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Theoretical basis of some empirical relations in seismology

HIROO KANAMORI and DON L. ANDERSON

SEISMOLOGICAL LABORATORY DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL AND PLANETARY SCIENCES CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 91125

Abstract

Empirical relations involving seismic moment Mo, magnitude MS, energy ES and fault dimension L (or area S) are discussed on the basis of an extensive set of earthquake data (MS greater double equals 6) and simple crack and dynamic dislocation models. The relation between log S and log Mo is remarkably linear (slope ~ 2/3) indicating a constant stress drop {Delta}{sigma}; {Delta}{sigma} = 30, 100 and 60 bars are obtained for inter-plate, intra-plate and "average" earthquakes, respectively. Except for very large earthquakes, the relation MS ~ (2/3) log Mo ~ 2 log L is established by the data. This is consistent with the dynamic dislocation model for point dislocation rise times and rupture times of most earthquakes. For very large earthquakes MS ~ (1/3) log Mo ~ log L ~ (1/3) log ES. For very small earthquakes MS ~ log Mo ~ 3 log L ~ log ES. Scaling rules are assumed and justified. This model predicts log ES ~ 1.5 MS ~ 3 log L which is consistent with the Gutenberg-Richter relation. Since the static energy is proportional to FormulaL3, where Formula is the average stress, this relation suggests a constant apparent stress {eta}Formula where {eta} is the efficiency. The earthquake data suggest Formula. These relations lead to log S ~ MS consistent with the empirical relation. This relation together with a simple geometrical argument explains the magnitude-frequency relation log N ~MS.




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Scaling Relations of Earthquakes That Occurred in the Upper Part of the Philippine Sea Plate beneath the Kanto Region, Japan, Estimated by Means of Borehole Recordings
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, March 1, 2002; 92(2): 611 - 624.



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Aftershock Zone Scaling
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, March 1, 2002; 92(2): 641 - 655.



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Asperity Model of an Earthquake: Static Problem
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, March 1, 2002; 92(2): 672 - 686.



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Source Parameters of Earthquakes in Eastern and Western North America Based on Finite-Fault Modeling
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, March 1, 2002; 92(2): 695 - 710.



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The Seismic Activity of the Marmara Sea Region over the Last 2000 Years
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, February 1, 2002; 92(1): 1 - 18.



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The Athens, Greece, Earthquake (Ms 5.9) of 7 September 1999: An Event Triggered by the Izmit, Turkey, 17 August 1999 Earthquake?
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, February 1, 2002; 92(1): 312 - 321.



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Space-Time Correlations of Seismotectonic Parameters: Examples from Japan and from Turkey Preceding the Izmit Earthquake
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, February 1, 2002; 92(1): 339 - 349.



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A Physical Basis for Time Clustering of Large Earthquakes
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, December 1, 2001; 91(6): 1685 - 1693.



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M. Meghraoui, B. Delouis, M. Ferry, D. Giardini, P. Huggenberger, I. Spottke, and M. Granet
Active Normal Faulting in the Upper Rhine Graben and Paleoseismic Identification of the 1356 Basel Earthquake
Science, September 14, 2001; 293(5537): 2070 - 2073.
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Stress Drop, Slip Type, Earthquake Magnitude, and Seismic Hazard
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, August 1, 2001; 91(4): 694 - 707.



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What We Can and Cannot Learn about Earthquake Sources from the Spectra of Seismic Waves
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, April 1, 2001; 91(2): 397 - 400.



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Stochastic Simulation of Strong-Motion Records from the 26 September 1997 (Mw 6), Umbria-Marche (Central Italy) Earthquake
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, February 1, 2001; 91(1): 27 - 39.



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J. Townend and M. D. Zoback
Implications of earthquake focal mechanisms for the frictional strength of the San Andreas fault system
Geological Society, London, Special Publications, January 1, 2001; 186(1): 13 - 21.
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Simultaneous Determination of Site Responses and Source Parameters of Small Earthquakes along the Atotsugawa Fault Zone, Central Japan
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, December 1, 2000; 90(6): 1430 - 1445.



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Faulting in the 1986 Chalfant, California, Sequence: Local Tectonics and Earthquake Source Parameters
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, August 1, 2000; 90(4): 813 - 831.



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Source Scaling Properties from Finite-Fault-Rupture Models
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, June 1, 2000; 90(3): 604 - 615.



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D. S. Dreger, H. Tkal, and M. Johnston
Dilational Processes Accompanying Earthquakes in the Long Valley Caldera
Science, April 7, 2000; 288(5463): 122 - 125.
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Earthquake Locations in the Inner Continental Borderland, Offshore Southern California
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, April 1, 2000; 90(2): 425 - 449.



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Apparent Breaks in Scaling in the Earthquake Cumulative Frequency-Magnitude Distribution: Fact or Artifact?
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, February 1, 2000; 90(1): 86 - 97.



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S. Hartzell, S. Harmsen, A. Frankel, and S. Larsen
Calculation of broadband time histories of ground motion: Comparison of methods and validation using strong-ground motion from the 1994 Northridge earthquake
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, December 1, 1999; 89(6): 1484 - 1504.
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D. Sornette and A. Sornette
General theory of the modified Gutenberg-Richter law for large seismic moments
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, August 1, 1999; 89(4): 1121 - 1130.
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S. G. Wesnousky
Crustal deformation processes and the stability of the Gutenberg-Richter relationship
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, August 1, 1999; 89(4): 1131 - 1137.
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