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P-wave First-motion Analysis

P-Wave First-Motion Analysis is a seismological method that determines the focal mechanism of an earthquake by analyzing the polarity of the initial displacement recorded in P-wave arrivals across a seismic network.

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3.5K

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272

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97

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2017–2026

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96

A New Method for Determining First-Motion Focal Mechanisms

Jeanne L. Hardebeck · Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America · 2002 · 631 citations

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Computing a Large Refined Catalog of Focal Mechanisms for Southern California (1981-2010): Temporal Stability of the Style of Faulting

Wei‐Jong Yang, Egill Hauksson, Peter M. Shearer · Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America · 2012 · 197 citations

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Control of rupture by fault geometry during the 1966 parkfield earthquake

A. G. Lindh, David M. Boore · Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America · 1981 · 147 citations

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Source mechanisms of moderate-size earthquakes and stress orientation in mid-plate South America

Marcelo Assumpção, Gerardo Suárez · Geophysical Journal International · 1988 · 103 citations

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Source dynamics of two great earthquakes of the Indian subcontinent: The Bihar-Nepal earthquake of January 15, 1934 and the Quetta earthquake of May 30, 1935

Damini Singh, Harsh K. Gupta · Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America · 1980 · 87 citations

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Authors

272

  1. JL
    Jeanne L. Hardebeck

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    3 publications · 676 citations

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  2. RJ
    Robert J. Skoumal

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    2 publications · 45 citations

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  3. HK
    Hiroo Kanamori

    California Institute of Technology, United States

    3 publications · 99 citations

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  4. UC
    Umesh Chandra

    Moore College of Art and Design, United States

    3 publications · 82 citations

    3

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  5. KA
    Katsuyuki Abe

    Hokkaido University, Japan

    3 publications · 104 citations

    3

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Institutions

97

  1. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    8 h-index

    19 publications

    625 citations

  2. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    8 h-index

    13 publications

    778 citations

  3. Kyoto University

    Kyoto, Japan

    6 h-index

    26 publications

    436 citations

  4. National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience

    Tsukuba, Japan

    4 h-index

    16 publications

    277 citations

  5. Saint Louis University

    St Louis, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    214 citations

  6. Tohoku University

    Sendai, Japan

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    95 citations

  7. Hokkaido University

    Sapporo, Japan

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    107 citations

  8. Prevention Institute

    Oakland, United States

    3 h-index

    14 publications

    151 citations

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Venues

  1. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

    BSSA · 36 publications · 1.9K citations

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  2. Geophysical Journal International

    GJI · 15 publications · 525 citations

    12

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  3. Seismological Research Letters

    SRL · 5 publications · 114 citations

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  4. Journal of Physics of the Earth

    5 publications · 115 citations

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  5. Earth Planets and Space

    3 publications · 95 citations

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