An Analysis of Earthquake Frequency Data.

Abstract

Analyses of the times of occurrence of the major earthquakes recorded in periods of several years duration are presented for two regions along the San Andreas Fault in Central California. Components of tidal force and jerk are computed for each earthquake in the sample. The distributions of these quantities over the sample periods are compared with corresponding distributions obtained under the hypothesis of random occurrence. It is concluded that the evidence provided by this analysis does not support a hypothesis of significant tidal effects upon earthquake occurrences, in the populations considered. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA035813

Entities

People

  • D. R. Barr
  • R. H. Shudde

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Classification
  • Computer Programs
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Distribution Functions
  • Earth Tides
  • Earthquakes
  • Frequency
  • Geodetic Surveys
  • Geological Phenomena
  • Military Research
  • Numbers
  • Ocean Tides
  • Operations Research
  • Real Numbers
  • Security
  • Simulations

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Seismology
  • Statistical inference.