On the Correlation of Seismic Scales -- USSR --,
Abstract
Thts article describes the historical background of the problem concerned with the drawing of seismic scales and gives a table showing comparison of various scales. At the present time, approximately 50 different seismic scales, i.e, scales used in determining the force of an earthquake, have been published in various countries. Without delving into problems concerned with the nature of the concept "seismic intensity division" (seismicheskiy ball), we would like to give a very general description of the most important scales and to attempt a correlation of these scales. This is necessary in view of practical problems encountered during the study of seismic conditions in various territories, aimed at establishing specific laws governing seismic phenomena, and also as a result of problems associated with further research in the field of seismic regional occurrence in the territory of the USSR.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 27, 1960
- Accession Number
- ADA362451
Entities
People
- G. A. Shenkareva
- G. P. Gorshkov
Organizations
- Joint Publications Research Service