A Coda-Length Magnitude Scale For New England

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Research Article| October 01, 1980 A Coda-Length Magnitude Scale For New England M. P. Chaplin; M. P. Chaplin Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar S. R. Taylor; S. R. Taylor Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 *Present address: Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Code L-205, P. 0. Box 808, Livermore, CA 94550 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar M. N. Toksöz M. N. Toksöz Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information M. P. Chaplin Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 S. R. Taylor *Present address: Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Code L-205, P. 0. Box 808, Livermore, CA 94550 Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 M. N. Toksöz Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Publisher: Seismological Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1938-2057 Print ISSN: 0895-0695 © 1980 by the Seismological Society of America Seismological Research Letters (1980) 51 (4): 15–22. https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.51.4.15 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation M. P. Chaplin, S. R. Taylor, M. N. Toksöz; A Coda-Length Magnitude Scale For New England. Seismological Research Letters 1980;; 51 (4): 15–22. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.51.4.15 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search Abstract An empirical coda-length (signa] duration) magnitude scale is developed to estimate magnitudes for earthquakes in New England. The formula is based on the mean signal duration, T (in seconds), measured from 45 local earthquakes and is given by: mb=(Lg)=2.21*log10(T)-1.70For epicentral distances less than 600 km, the distante dependence is found to be negligibly small in comparison to other errors. Regional variations in signal duration suggest higher attenuation in southeastern New England than in New Hampshire. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.