Site effect on strong-motion records of the 2011 Mw9.0 Tohoku earthquake in Japan

Strong-motion site effect was checked for four sites at comparable epicentral distances from the March 11, 2011 Mw9.0 Tohoku earthquake in Japan. The result showed that site condition had a significant impact on peak acceleration, and on maximal amplitude and characteristic period of its response sp...

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Main Authors: Li Heng, Wang Ping, Feng Qian, Li Guanghong, Zhang Xinlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2011-08-01
Series:Geodesy and Geodynamics
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674984715301877