Gutenberg, B. and Richter, C. F. (1955) Magnitude and Energy of Earthquakes. Nature, 176 (4486). p. 795. ISSN 0028-0836. doi:10.1038/176795a0. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20140923-103401001
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Abstract
In a paper presented at a meeting of the Seismological Society of America on April 29, 1955, we have revised previous work on the relation of earthquake magnitude M to energy E (in ergs). Methods formerly used to extend the magnitude scale for local earthquakes to teleseisms lead to inconsistencies, so that in effect three different magnitude scales are in use: (1) M_L, the magnitude originally defined by Richter for local earthquakes in California as recorded on standard torsion seismometers. (2) M_S, that based on calculated ground amplitudes for surface waves of periods of about 20 sec. in shallow teleseisms. (3) M_B, that based on the amplitude/period ratio in body waves for both shallow and deep earthquakes.
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| DOI: | 10.1038/176795a0 | |||||||||
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