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Meltzner, A. J.; Wald, D. J.
Felt Reports and Intensity Assignments for Aftershocks and Triggered Events of the Great 1906 California Earthquake.
January 2002, 301 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-02-37
Keywords: Intensity assignments; First-hand accounts; Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale; Tables (Data); Felt reports; Aftershocks; Figures; Great 1906 California Earthquake; Strike slip faults; Triggered events; San Andreas fault; Maps; EarthquakesAllen, T. I.; Wald, D. J.
Topographic Slope as a Proxy for Seismic Site-Conditions (V(sub s)(sup 30)) and Amplification Around the Globe.
January 2007, 76 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-2007-1357
Keywords: Dramatic effects; Global Earthquakes; Ground shaking; Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER); Seismic site conditions; Surficial geology; Built environment; Alert system; Local communitiesWald, D. J.; Lin, K. W.; Quitoriano, V.
Quantifying and Qualifying USGS ShakeMap Uncertainty.
January 2008, 29 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-2008-1238
Keywords: Mapping; Qualitative uncertainty assignments; ShakeMaps; U.S. Geological Survey; Algorithms; Observations; Earthquakes; Ground motion estimation; Fault rupture geometry; Computer software; Event selections; Maps; Foreign countries; Quantitative shaking uncertainty calculationsEarle, P. S.; Wald, D. J.; Jaiswal, K. S.; Allen, T. I.; Hearne, M. G.
Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER): A System for Rapidly Determining the Impact of Earthquakes Worldwide.
January 2009, 18 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-2009-1131
Keywords: Global impact; Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER); US Geological Survey (USGS); Earthquake analysis tools; Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS); Assessment tools; Regional networks; Earthquakes; Potential societal impactJaiswal, K.; Wald, D. J.; Hearne, M.
Estimating Casualties for Large Earthquakes Worldwide Using an Empirical Approach.
January 2009, 84 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-2009-1136
Keywords: Earthquake vulnerability model; Worldwide; Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER); Estimating casualties; US Geological Survey (USGS); Empirical approach; EarthquakesAllen, T. I.; Wald, D. J.
Evaluation of Ground-Motion Modeling Techniques for Use in Global ShakeMap--A Critique of Instrumental Ground-Motion Prediction Equations, Peak Ground Motion to Macroseismic Intensity Conversions, and Macroseismic Intensity Predictions in Different Tectonic Settings.
January 2009, 122 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-2009-1047
Keywords: Ground-motion modeling; Mapping; Instruments; Ground-Motion Datasets; Qualitative uncertainty assignments; ShakeMaps; Figures; Instrumental Ground-Motion Predictions; Evauations; Peak Ground-Motion-to-Intensity Relations; Ground motion estimation; Macroseismic intensity prediction equations; Tectonic settings; Earthquake Source Parameters and Distance Metrics; Shallow crusts; Subduction zones; Earthquakes