Effect of the surface geology on strong ground motions due to the 2016 Central Tottori Earthquake, Japan

Effect of the surface geology on strong ground motions due to the 2016 Central Tottori Earthquake, Japan

Abstract On October 21, 2016, an earthquake with Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) magnitude 6.6 hit the central part of Tottori Prefecture, Japan. This paper demonstrates two notable effects of the surface geology on strong ground motions due to the earthquake. One is a predominant period issue obs...

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Main Authors: Takao Kagawa, Tatsuya Noguchi, Shohei Yoshida, Shinji Yamamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-08-01
Series:Earth, Planets and Space
Subjects:
Strong ground motion
Ground predominant period
Microtremor observation
H/V spectrum
Nonlinear effect
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40623-017-0689-0

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