RHEOLOGIC PROPERTIES OF THE SOLID EARTH

Abstract

The paper is based on data for the largest earthquakes (magnitude 7 or above) in the interval 1897-1964. Strain energy release and numbers of earthquakes are studied both in relation to their time and space distribution. The circum-Pacific belt exhibits two pronounced concentrations of strain energy release, in its NW and SE part. There is a general decrease of seismic activity over the period investigated. The whole material used is presented in a table, probably the most complete list of large earthquakes so far published.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 24, 1965
Accession Number
AD0619388

Entities

People

  • Markus Bath
  • Seweryn J. Duda

Organizations

  • Uppsala University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aleutian Islands
  • Earthquakes
  • Epicenters
  • Lepidoptera
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Observatories
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Seismic Waves
  • Seismology
  • Shear Stresses
  • South America
  • Stations
  • Surface Waves
  • Time Intervals
  • United States

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Seismology

Technology Areas

  • Space