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Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America; October 1976; v. 66; no. 5; p. 1525-1537
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Scaling northeastern United States/southeastern Canadian earthquakes by their Lg waves

RONALD L. STREET

WESTON GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH. INC., P.O. BOX 550, WESTBORO, MASSACHUSETTS 01581

Abstract

Displacement spectral densities and spatial attenuation of Lg waves from four earthquakes were studied in detail to determine the applicability of Nuttli's (1973) Lg-magnitude formulas to northeastern North American earthquakes. It was found that the 1-sec-period Lg wave from these events was attenuated at a slightly greater rate than has been observed in the central United States. However, comparison of the A/T observations and the Lg spectral analysis results of the two regions demonstrated that it was permissible to use Nuttli's Lg-magnitude formulas for scaling northeastern earthquakes if the amplitude observations are restricted to within 20° of the earthquake's epicenter. This result establishes the basis for a unified mb magnitude scale between central and northeastern North America.




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