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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-15-229-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Global seismic energy scaling relationships based on the type of faulting
Quetzalcoatl Rodríguez-Pérez
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Dirección de Desarrollo Científico, Dirección de Cátedras, Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Mexico City, Mexico
F. Ramón Zúñiga
Centro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Juriquilla, Querétaro, Mexico
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Short summary
The behavior of seismic energy parameters and their possible dependence on the type of fault for globally detected earthquakes were studied. For this purpose, different energy estimation methods were used. Equations were obtained to convert energies obtained in different ways. The dependence of the seismic energy on the focal mechanism was confirmed up to depths close to 180 km. The results will help to explain the seismic rupture of earthquakes generated at greater depth.
The behavior of seismic energy parameters and their possible dependence on the type of fault for...