Rapid estimation of the moment magnitude of the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake (Mw 9.0) from static strain changes
Abstract The 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake, of moment magnitude (M w) 9.0, occurred on March 11, 2011, on the boundary between the Pacific and North America tectonic plates. The preliminary report of the magnitude announced by the Japan Meteorological Agency just after the earthquake was 7.9, which was...
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| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2018-07-01
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| Series: | Earth, Planets and Space |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40623-018-0894-5 |