1992/01/01 by Max Wyss, Robert Y. Koyanagi · 1 voice · 1 citation
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Computer Science · #earthquake and tectonic studies #Seismology and Earthquake Studies #Geological and Geophysical Studies
paper · pdf · doi:10.3133/b2006
openalex publication_date 1992/01/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
Introduction 1 Data 5 Calibration data set 15 Magnitude scales in Hawaii 21 Magnitude as a function of the felt area 23 Maximum intensity versus magnitude 25 Historic earthquakes with reports of strong shaking 27 Gradient of isoseismals as a function of epicentral distance 35 Magnitude estimates based on felt areas 39 Relationship between peak acceleration and intensity 39 Earthquakes having maximum intensity :2: V 39 Conditional probability for earthquakes in Hawaii 42 Discussion and conclusions 44 References cited 47 Appendix !-Principal reference locations on the Hawaiian Islands mentioned in the text 52 Appendix 2-Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale 56 Appendix 3-Macroseismic data for strong Hawaiian earthquakes 57 Appendix 4-Population distribution of the County and the State of Hawaii 91