Surface-Wave Magnitude is a quantitative measure of an earthquake's size, belonging to the class of magnitude scales, that is distinguished by its derivation from the amplitude and period of surface waves propagating along the Earth's crust at distant seismograph stations.
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MAGNITUDE AND ENERGY OF EARTHQUAKES
B. Gutenberg, C. F. Richter · Annals of Geophysics · 1956 · 814 citations · Full text
Magnitude and Energy of Earthquakes
B. Gutenberg, C. F. Richter · Nature · 1955 · 732 citations
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California Institute of Technology
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Imperial College London
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United States Geological Survey
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Planetary Science Institute
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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
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Columbia University
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GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
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GNS Science
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- Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
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