Table D1. Moment Magnitude, M, And Seismic Moment, M Of Some Well known Earthquakes.

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Table D-2. Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale.

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Table D-1

Moment Magnitude, Mw, and Seismic Moment, Mo of some well-known earthquakes.

Earthquake

Mw

Mo (dyne-cm)

1960 Chile

2.5 x 1030

9.6

Earthquake

1964 Alaska

7.5 x 1029

9.2

Earthquake

1906 San Francisco,

9.3 x 1027

7.9

CA Earthquake

1971 San Fernando,

1.0 x 1026

6.6

CA Earthquake

1976 Tangshan, China

1.8 x 1027

7.5

Earthquake

1989 Loma Prieta, CA

2.7 x 1026

6.9

Earthquake

1992 Cape Medocino,

4.2 x 1026

7.0

CA Earthquake

1994 Northridge, CA

1.3 x 1026

6.7

Earthquake

1995 Kobe, Japan

2.5 x 1026

6.9

Earthquake

1 dyne-cm = 7.4x10-8 foot-lbs

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