The Size of an Earthquake. Intensity of Shaking (Robert Mallet, 1857) Calculation of Earthquake Magnitude (Charles Richter, 1935)

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1 The Size of an Earthquake Intensity of Shaking (Robert Mallet, 1857) Calculation of Earthquake Magnitude (Charles Richter, 1935)

2 In 1857, Robert Mallet produced isoseismal lines based on quantified damage levels. In 1902 an Italian seismologist and volcanologist, G. Mercalli, developed an intensity scale H.O. Wood and Frank Neumann modified tis scale which is now widely used as the abridged Modified Mercally Intensity Scale

3 Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale Magnitud e Descriptio Mercalli n Intensity Average earthquake effects Average frequency of occurrence (estimated) Less than Micro 2.0 I Microearthquakes, not felt, or felt rarely by Continual/sev sensitive people. Recorded by seismographs. eral million per [15] year I to II Felt slightly by few to many people. No damage to buildings. Over one million per year II to IV Often felt by at least some people, but very rarely causes damage. Shaking of indoor objects can be noticeable. Over 100,000 per year 10,000 to 15,000 per year Minor Light IV to VI Noticeable shaking of indoor objects and rattling noises. Many people to everyone feel the earthquake. Slightly felt outside. Generally causes none to slight damage. Moderate to significant damage very unlikely. Some falling of objects Moderate VI to VIII Can cause moderate to major damage to 1,000 to 1,500 poorly constructed buildings. At most, none to per year slight damage to all other buildings. Felt by everyone. Deaths can depend on the effects.

4 Strong VII to X Major VIII to Causes damage to many to all buildings over areas. XII Some buildings partially or completely collapse or [16] receive severe damage. Well-designed structures are likely to receive damage. Felt in enormous areas. Death toll is usually between none and 250, Great Can be damaging/destructive in populated areas in regions of any size. Damage to many to all buildings. Earthquake-resistant structures survive with slight to moderate damage. Poorly-designed structures receive moderate to severe damage. Felt in wider areas; likely to be hundreds of miles/kilometers from the epicenter. Can be damaging of any level further from the epicenter. Strong to violent shaking in epicentral area. Death toll between none and 25,000. Major damage to poorly-designed buildings and most structures, likely to be destroyed. Will cause moderate to heavy damage to normal and earthquake-resistant buildings. Damaging in big areas. Possible total destruction. Definitely felt in unusually large regions. Death toll is usually between 100 and one million; however some earthquakes this magnitude have killed none. 100 to 150 per year 10 to 20 per year One per year (rarely none, two, or over two per year)

5 or Massive over Severe damage to all or most buildings with massive destruction. Damage and shaking extends to distant locations. Ground changes. Death toll usually between 1,000 and several million. X to Colossal damage/devastation across XII enormous areas. Destroys all buildings fairly easily and quickly. Will be felt at extremely distant from the epicenter (thousands of miles away, worldwide). Death toll can easily exceed over 25,000 people. Large ground changes. Effects will last for an extremely long time. An earthquake of this magnitude has never been recorded. One per 5 to 50 years None per year (unknown, extremely rare, or impossible/may not be possible)

6 Isoseismal Map for the 1968 Illinois Earthquake Obtained from wikipedia

7 Difficulties with the Modified Mercalli Scale It fits construction conditions in California! Wrong intensity assignment to buildings in different towns Alternative Intensity scales are developed for Japan and Russia.

8 Methods to record Earthquakes Seismograph Accelerometer Lateral: direction 1 Obtained from Bruce A. Bolt Lateral: direction 2 Vertical

9 Methods to record Earthquakes m y = c v y y Base k y y Base F =m a c v y y Base k y y Base =m y Obtained from Earthquakes by Bruce A. Bolt

10 Earthquake Magnitude It is independent of population density and type of construction. It is originated by K. Wadati in Japan (1931) Later it is developed by Charles Richter (1935) It is based on a similar procedure that is used to grade the size of stars. M L =log 10 ( D) log 10 ( D 0 (δ) ) D M L =log10 ( ) D 0 (δ) where D is the wave amplitude in μ m 100 km away from the epicenter. and D 0 (δ) depends on the epicentral distance

11 Problem: None of the recording stations may be 100 km away from an epicenter. Solution: Richter developed a method to account for the epicentral distance (next slide) Question: Is the magnitude reliable? Answer: I did the work to provide a purely instrumental scale for rough separation of large, medium, and small shocks. by Charles Richter.

12 Earthquake Magnitude It is correlated with the severity of an earthquake It is used to identify the cause of vibrations. It can be used to differentiate among nuclear explosions and naturally occuring Eqs. The magnitudes of previous Eqs are used as a prediction.

13 Calculation of the Richter Magnitude, ML Obtained from Earthquakes by Bruce A. Bolt

14 Largest recorded Eqs 2011 Japan, ML = Chile earthquake - - > ML = Alaska earthquake - - > ML = 8.6 Smallest recorded excitation Fall of a brick fromthe table - - > ML = -2 Problem ML > 6.5 saturation occurs!?

15 Is the Richter Magnitude Dependable? P wave magnitude - - > mb Surface wave magnitude - - > Ms Example: Alaska Earthquake, 1964 ML = 8.6 Ms = 8.6 mb = 6.5 (Based on the largest amplitude ) (Based on the largest amplitude of S-wave) (Based on the largest amplitude of P wave )

16 Energy in Earthquakes Energy realeased by MS=6 is equivalent to 30 x Energy released by MS=5.

17 Seismic Moment M0 2 M w = log 10 ( ) 6.0 or 3 1N m M0 2 M w = log10 ( ) dyn cm M 0=μ S d Where, is the shear strength of the faulted rock, S is the area of the fault, and d is the average displacement on the fault.

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