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• Trimming the UCERF3-TD logic tree: Model order reduction for an earthquake rupture forecast considering loss exceedance, 2024, Earthquake Spectra
• Earthquake scenario development in conjunction with the 2023 USGS National Seismic Hazard Model, 2024, Earthquake Spectra (40) - 3
• Earthquake-triggered ground-failure inventory associated with the M7.1 2018 Southcentral Alaska earthquake, 2024, Earthquake Spectra (40) - 3
• Basin effects from 3D simulated ground motions in the Greater Los Angeles region for use in seismic-hazard analyses, 2024, Earthquake Spectra (40) - 2
• Regional seismic velocity model for the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains based on measured shear wave velocity, sediment thickness, and surface geology, 2024, Earthquake Spectra (40) - 2
• Empirical ground-motion basin response in the California Great Valley, Reno, Nevada, and Portland, Oregon, 2024, Earthquake Spectra (40) - 2
• Performance-based earthquake early warning for tall buildings, 2024, Earthquake Spectra (40) - 2
• Data-driven adjustments for combined use of NGA-East hard-rock ground motion and site amplification models, 2024, Earthquake Spectra (40) - 2
• The 2023 US 50-State National Seismic Hazard Model: Overview and implications, 2024, Earthquake Spectra (40) - 1
• Sediment thickness map of United States Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Strata, and their influence on earthquake ground motions, 2024, Earthquake Spectra (40) - 1
• Uses of epistemic uncertainties in the USGS National Seismic Hazard Models, 2023, Earthquake Spectra (39) - 2
• Hybrid broadband ground-motion simulation validation of small magnitude active shallow crustal earthquakes in New Zealand, 2022, Earthquake Spectra (38) - 4
• Comparisons of the NGA-Subduction ground motion models, 2022, Earthquake Spectra (38) - 4
• Validating predicted site response in sedimentary basins from 3D ground motion simulations, 2022, Earthquake Spectra (38) - 3
• 2021 U.S. National Seismic Hazard Model for the State of Hawaii, 2022, Earthquake Spectra (38) - 2
• Ergodic site response model for subduction zone regions, 2022, Earthquake Spectra (38) - 2
• Hazard characterization for alternative intensity measures using the total probability theorem, 2022, Earthquake Spectra (38) - 2
• The US Geological Survey ground failure product: Near-real-time estimates of earthquake-triggered landslides and liquefaction, 2022, Earthquake Spectra (38) - 1
• NGA-subduction global ground motion models with regional adjustment factors, 2022, Earthquake Spectra (38) - 1
• Book review: Why do buildings collapse in earthquakes? Building for safety in seismic areas, 2022, Earthquake Spectra (38) - 4
• ShakeMap operations, policies, and procedures, 2022, Earthquake Spectra (38) - 1
• NGA-Subduction research program, 2021, Earthquake Spectra (38) - 2
• Spectral damping scaling factors for horizontal components of ground motions from subduction earthquakes using NGA-Subduction data, 2021, Earthquake Spectra (37) - 4
• NGA-East Ground-Motion Characterization model part I: Summary of products and model development, 2021, Earthquake Spectra (37) - 1
• Selection of random vibration theory procedures for the NGA-East project and ground-motion modeling, 2021, Earthquake Spectra (37) - 1
• A near-real-time model for estimating probability of road obstruction due to earthquake-triggered landslides, 2021, Earthquake Spectra (37) - 4
• NGA-East ground-motion characterization model Part II: Implementation and hazard implications, 2021, Earthquake Spectra (37) - 1
• The 2018 update of the US National Seismic Hazard Model: Ground motion models in the western US, 2021, Earthquake Spectra (37) - 4
• Ground motions in urban Los Angeles from the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence, 2021, Earthquake Spectra (37) - 4
• The 2018 update of the US National Seismic Hazard Model: Ground motion models in the central and eastern US, 2021, Earthquake Spectra (37) - 1
• The 2018 update of the US National Seismic Hazard Model: Where, why, and how much probabilistic ground motion maps changed, 2021, Earthquake Spectra (37) - 2
• Quantifying nuisance ground motion thresholds for induced earthquakes, 2021, Earthquake Spectra (37) - 2
• The 2018 update of the US National Seismic Hazard Model: Additional period and site class data, 2021, Earthquake Spectra (37) - 2
• Assessing the value of removing earthquake-hazard-related epistemic uncertainties, exemplified using average annual loss in California, 2020, Earthquake Spectra (36) - 4
• A global hybrid VS30 map with a topographic slope–based default and regional map insets, 2020, Earthquake Spectra (36) - 3
• Risk-targeted alternatives to deterministic ground motion caps in U.S. seismic provisions, 2020, Earthquake Spectra (36) - 2
• Practical limitations of Earthquake Early Warning, 2020, Earthquake Spectra (36) - 3
• Response study of the tallest California building inferred from the Mw7.1 Ridgecrest, California earthquake of 5 July 2019 and ambient motions, 2020, Earthquake Spectra (36) - 6
• Hybrid broadband ground motion simulation validation of small magnitude earthquakes in Canterbury, New Zealand, 2020, Earthquake Spectra (36) - 2
• Development of a global seismic risk model, 2020, Earthquake Spectra (36) - s1
• Book review: The Dynamics of Risk: Changing Technologies and Collective Action in Seismic Events, 2020, Earthquake Spectra (36) - 2
• A domestic earthquake impact alert protocol based on the combined USGS PAGER and FEMA Hazus loss estimation systems, 2020, Earthquake Spectra (36) - 1
• Impacts of simulated M9 Cascadia Subduction Zone motions on idealized systems, 2019, Earthquake Spectra (35) - 3
• The 2018 update of the US National Seismic Hazard Model: Overview of model and implications, 2019, Earthquake Spectra (36) - 1
• Increases in life-safety risks to building occupants from induced earthquakes in the central United States, 2019, Earthquake Spectra (35) - 2
• The behavior of the Salesforce Tower, the tallest building in San Francisco, California inferred from earthquake and ambient shaking, 2019, Earthquake Spectra (35) - 4
• The behavior of the Salesforce Tower, the tallest building in San Francisco, California inferred from earthquake and ambient shaking, 2019, Earthquake Spectra (35) - 4
• A flatfile of ground motion intensity measurements from induced earthquakes in Oklahoma and Kansas, 2018, Earthquake Spectra (34) - 1
• A prototype operational earthquake loss model for California based on UCERF3-ETAS – A first look at valuation, 2017, Earthquake Spectra (33) - 4
• Toward a unified near-field intensity map of the 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake, 2017, Earthquake Spectra (33) - S1
• Before and after retrofit behavior and performance of a 55-story tall building inferred from distant earthquake and ambient vibration data, 2017, Earthquake Spectra (33) - 4
• Before and after retrofit behavior and performance of a 55-story tall building inferred from distant earthquake and ambient vibration data, 2017, Earthquake Spectra (33) - 4
• Implementing Nepal's national building code—A case study in patience and persistence, 2017, Earthquake Spectra (33) - S1
• Study of responses of 64-story Rincon Building to Napa, Fremont, Piedmont, San Ramon earthquakes and ambient motions, 2017, Earthquake Spectra (33) - 3
• Effects of deep basins on structural collapse during large subduction earthquakes, 2017, Earthquake Spectra (33) - 3
• Trimming a hazard logic tree with a new model-order-reduction technique, 2017, Earthquake Spectra (33) - 3
• An investigation of soil-structure interaction effects observed at the MIT Green Building, 2016, Earthquake Spectra (32) - 4
• Responses of two tall buildings in Tokyo, Japan, before, during, and after the M9.0 Tohoku earthquake of 11 March 2011, 2016, Earthquake Spectra (32) - 1
• Responses of a tall building with U.S. code-type instrumentation in Tokyo, Japan, to events before, during and after the Tohoku earthquake of 11 March 2011, 2016, Earthquake Spectra (32) - 1
• Responses of a 58-story RC dual core shear wall and outrigger frame building inferred from two earthquakes, 2016, Earthquake Spectra (32) - 4
• Responses of a tall building in Los Angeles, California as inferred from local and distant earthquakes, 2016, Earthquake Spectra (32) - 3
• NGA-West2 equations for predicting vertical-component PGA, PGV, and 5%-damped PSA from shallow crustal earthquakes, 2016, Earthquake Spectra (32) - 2
• Comparison of measurement- and proxy-based Vs30 values in California, 2016, Earthquake Spectra (32) - 1
• Collapse risk of buildings in the Pacific Northwest region due to subduction earthquakes, 2015, Earthquake Spectra (31) - 4
• Seismic hazard in the eastern United States, 2015, Earthquake Spectra (31) - S1
• Seismic hazard in the Nation's breadbasket, 2015, Earthquake Spectra (S1) - 31
• Updates to building-code maps for the 2015 NEHRP recommended seismic provisions, 2015, Earthquake Spectra (31) - S1
• Ground motion models used in the 2014 U.S. National Seismic Hazard Maps, 2015, Earthquake Spectra (31) - S1
• Seismic source characterization for the 2014 update of the U.S. National Seismic Hazard Model, 2015, Earthquake Spectra (31) - S1
• The 2014 United States National Seismic Hazard Model, 2015, Earthquake Spectra (31) - S!
• 2014 Update of the Pacific Northwest portion of the U.S. National Seismic Hazard Maps, 2015, Earthquake Spectra (31) - S1
• Seismic hazard in the Intermountain West, 2015, Earthquake Spectra (31) - S1
• The 2014 update to the National Seismic Hazard Model in California, 2015, Earthquake Spectra (31) - S1
• Estimating annualized earthquake losses for the conterminous United States, 2015, Earthquake Spectra (31) - S1
• Earthquake shaking hazard estimates and exposure changes in the conterminous United States, 2015, Earthquake Spectra (31) - S1
• Characterizing ground motions that collapse steel special moment-resisting frames or make them unrepairable, 2015, Earthquake Spectra (31) - 2
• Implementation of NGA-West2 ground motion models in the 2014 U.S. National Seismic Hazard Maps, 2014, Earthquake Spectra (30) - 3
• NGA-West2 Research Project, 2014, Earthquake Spectra (30) - 3
• Comparison of NGA-West2 directivity models, 2014, Earthquake Spectra (30) - 3
• Rocking behavior of an instrumented unique building on the MIT campus identified from ambient shaking data, 2014, Earthquake Spectra (30) - 2
• Damping scaling factors for elastic response spectra for shallow crustal earthquakes in active tectonic regions: "average" horizontal component, 2014, Earthquake Spectra (30) - 2
• NGA-West 2 Equations for predicting PGA, PGV, and 5%-Damped PSA for shallow crustal earthquakes, 2013, Earthquake Spectra (30) - 3
• Identifying the dynamic characteristics of a dual core-wall and frame building in Chile using aftershocks of the 27 February 2010 (M_w=8.8) Maule, Chile, earthquake, 2013, Earthquake Spectra (29) - 4
• Calibration of semi-stochastic procedure for simulating high-frequency ground motions, 2013, Earthquake Spectra (29) - 4
• Post-earthquake building safety inspection: Lessons from the Canterbury, New Zealand, earthquakes, 2013, Earthquake Spectra (29) - 3
• Estimating economic losses from earthquakes using an empirical approach, 2013, Earthquake Spectra (29) - 1
• Implications of the Mw9.0 Tohoku-Oki earthquake for ground motion scaling with source, path, and site parameters, 2013, Earthquake Spectra (29) - S1
• Global earthquake fatalities and population, 2013, Earthquake Spectra (29) - 1
• Golden Gate Bridge response: a study with low-amplitude data from three earthquakes, 2012, Earthquake Spectra (28) - 2
• How many records should be used in ASCE/SEI-7 ground motion scaling procedure?, 2012, Earthquake Spectra (28) - 3
• Evaluation of modal pushover-based scaling of one component of ground motion: Tall buildings, 2012, Earthquake Spectra (28) - 4
• Overview of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, 2011, Earthquake Spectra (27) - S1
• Estimating unknown input parameters when implementing the NGA ground-motion prediction equations in engineering practice, 2011, Earthquake Spectra (27) - 4
• Seismic hazard maps for Haiti, 2011, Earthquake Spectra (27) - S1
• Representation of bidirectional ground motions for design spectra in building codes, 2011, Earthquake Spectra (27) - 3
• Site characterization and site response in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 2011, Earthquake Spectra (27) - S1
• Economic impacts of the ShakeOut scenario, 2011, Earthquake Spectra (27) - 2
• The ShakeOut earthquake source and ground motion simulations, 2011, Earthquake Spectra (27) - 2
• Developing a Scenario for widespread use: Best practices, lessons learned, 2011, Earthquake Spectra (27) - 2
• Developing empirical collapse fragility functions for global building types, 2011, Earthquake Spectra (27) - 3
• The ShakeOut Scenario: Meeting the needs for construction aggregates, hot mix asphalt, and ready mix concrete, 2011, Earthquake Spectra (27) -
• The ShakeOut scenario: A hypothetical Mw7.8 earthquake on the Southern San Andreas Fault, 2011, Earthquake Spectra (27) - 2
• Preparing for a "Big One": The great southern California shakeout, 2011, Earthquake Spectra (27) - 2
• Economic resilience lessons from the ShakeOut earthquake scenario, 2011, Earthquake Spectra (27) - 2
• The shakeout scenario: Meeting the needs for construction aggregates, asphalt, and concrete, 2011, Earthquake Spectra (27) - 2
• Estimating surface faulting impacts from the shakeout scenario earthquake, 2011, Earthquake Spectra (27) - 2
• Probabilistic fault displacement hazards for the southern san andreas fault using scenarios and empirical slips, 2011, Earthquake Spectra (27) - 2
• Recovering from the ShakeOut earthquake, 2011, Earthquake Spectra (27) - 2
• Comparison of ground motions from hybrid simulations to nga prediction equations, 2011, Earthquake Spectra (27) - 2
• An empirical model for global earthquake fatality estimation, 2010, Earthquake Spectra (26) - 4
• Global building inventory for earthquake loss estimation and risk management, 2010, Earthquake Spectra (26) - 3
• Seismic hazard mapping of California considering site effects, 2010, Earthquake Spectra (26) - 4
• New seismic hazard maps for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, 2010, Earthquake Spectra (26) - 1
• Recorded motions of the 6 April 2009 Mw 6.3 L'Aquila, Italy, earthquake and implications for building structural damage: Overview, 2010, Earthquake Spectra (26) - 3
• Effects of topographic position and geology on shaking damage to residential wood-framed structures during the 2003 San Simeon earthquake, western San Luis obispo county, California, 2010, Earthquake Spectra (26) - 3
• Direct calculation of the probability distribution for earthquake losses to a portfolio, 2009, Earthquake Spectra (25) - 3
• Earthquake Spectra at 25, 2009, Earthquake Spectra (25) - 3
• Prediction of spectral acceleration response ordinates based on PGA attenuation, 2009, Earthquake Spectra (25) - 1
• Geoengineering and seismological aspects of the Niigata-Ken Chuetsu-Oki earthquake of 16 July 2007, 2009, Earthquake Spectra (25) - 4
• Ground-motion prediction equations for the average horizontal component of PGA, PGV, and 5%-damped PSA at spectral periods between 0.01 s and 10.0 s, 2008, Earthquake Spectra (24) - 1
• Directivity in NGA earthquake ground motions: Analysis using isochrone theory, 2008, Earthquake Spectra (24) - 1
• Maximum spectral demands in the near-fault region, 2008, Earthquake Spectra (24) - 1
• ShakeCast: Automating and improving the use of shakemap for post-earthquake deeision-making and response, 2008, Earthquake Spectra (24) - 2
• Comparisons of the NGA ground-motion relations, 2008, Earthquake Spectra (24) - 1
• Maximum spectral demands in the near-fault region, 2008, Earthquake Spectra (24) - 1
• Structure-specific scalar intensity measures for near-source and ordinary earthquake ground motions, 2007, Earthquake Spectra (23) - 2
• Forecasting probabilistic seismic shaking for greater Tokyo from 400 years of intensity observations, 2007, Earthquake Spectra (23) - 3
• Shallow P- and S-wave velocities and site resonances in the St. Louis region, Missouri-Illinois, 2007, Earthquake Spectra (23) - 3
• Lateral spread hazard mapping of the northern Salt Lake Valley, Utah, for a M7.0 scenario earthquake, 2007, Earthquake Spectra (23) - 1
• Real-time seismic monitoring of the new Cape Girardeau Bridge and preliminary analyses of recorded data: An overview, 2006, Earthquake Spectra (22) - 3
• Sri Lanka field survey after the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, 2006, Earthquake Spectra (22) - S3
• Recorded earthquake responses from the integrated seismic monitoring network of the Atwood Building, Anchorage, Alaska, 2006, Earthquake Spectra (22) - 4
• Using Modified Mercalli Intensities to estimate acceleration response spectra for the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, 2006, Earthquake Spectra (22) - SPEC. ISS. 2
• Landslides triggered by the 2004 Niigata Ken Chuetsu, Japan, earthquake, 2006, Earthquake Spectra (22) - SUPPL. 1
• Predicted liquefaction of East Bay fills during a repeat of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, 2006, Earthquake Spectra (22) - SPEC. ISS. 2
• Liquefaction hazard mapping with LPI in the Greater Oakland, California, area, 2006, Earthquake Spectra (22) - 3
• Coordinating NEHRP Post-Earthquake Investigations: Exercising the Plan, 2005, Earthquake Spectra (21) - 4
• Book review: The race to seismic safety: Protecting California's transportation system, 2005, Earthquake Spectra (21) - 2
• Geotechnical aspects of the January 2003 Tecoma'n, Mexico, earthquake, 2005, Earthquake Spectra (21) - 2
• Loss estimates for a Puente Hills blind-thrust earthquake in Los Angeles, California, 2005, Earthquake Spectra (21) - 2
• Mapping NEHRP VS30 site classes, 2005, Earthquake Spectra (21) - 2
• Earthquake and ambient vibration monitoring of the steel-frame UCLA factor building, 2005, Earthquake Spectra (21) - 3
• TREMOR: A wireless MEMS accelerograph for dense arrays, 2005, Earthquake Spectra (21) - 1
• An alternative approach to characterize nonlinear site effects, 2005, Earthquake Spectra (21) - 1
• Shear-wave velocity of surficial geologic sediments in Northern California: Statistical distributions and depth dependence, 2005, Earthquake Spectra (21) - 1
• The effects of earthquake measurement concepts and magnitude anchoring on individuals' perceptions of earthquake risk, 2005, Earthquake Spectra (21) - 4
• Near-field ground motion of the 2002 Denali fault, Alaska, earthquake recorded at pump station 10, 2004, Earthquake Spectra (20) - 3
• Real-time seismic monitoring needs of a building owner - And the solution: A cooperative effort, 2004, Earthquake Spectra (20) - 2
• Landslides triggered by the 2002 Denali fault, Alaska, earthquake and the inferred nature of the strong shaking, 2004, Earthquake Spectra (20) - 3
• Response of a 14-story Anchorage, Alaska, building in 2002 to two close earthquakes and two distant Denali fault earthquakes, 2004, Earthquake Spectra (20) - 3
• Geotechnical reconnaissance of the 2002 Denali fault, Alaska, earthquake, 2004, Earthquake Spectra (20) - 3
• Losses to single-family housing from ground motions in the 1994 Northridge, California, earthquake, 2004, Earthquake Spectra (20) - 3
• Surface rupture of the 2002 Denali fault, Alaska, earthquake and comparison with other strike-slip ruptures, 2004, Earthquake Spectra (20) - 3
• A teleseismic study of the 2002 Denali fault, Alaska, earthquake and implications for rapid strong-motion estimation, 2004, Earthquake Spectra (20) - 3
• Erratum: Empirical evidence for site coefficients in building code provisions, 2003, Earthquake Spectra (19) - 2
• Tsunami, 2003, Earthquake Spectra (19) - 1S
• Ground failure, 2003, Earthquake Spectra (19) - 1S
• Bayesian Estimations of Peak Ground Acceleration and 5% Damped Spectral Acceleration from Modified Mercalli Intensity Data, 2003, Earthquake Spectra (19) - 3
• Identification of site frequencies from building records, 2003, Earthquake Spectra (19) - 1
• Surface seismic refraction/reflection measurement determinations of potential site resonances and the areal uniformity of NEHRP site class D in Memphis, Tennessee, 2003, Earthquake Spectra (19) - 1
• A methodology for probabilistic fault displacement hazard analysis (PFDHA), 2003, Earthquake Spectra (19) - 1
• GPS in pioneering dynamic monitoring of long-period structures, 2002, Earthquake Spectra (18) - 1
• Empirical evidence for site coefficients in building code provisions, 2002, Earthquake Spectra (18) - 2
• Strong-motion instrumentation and data, 2001, Earthquake Spectra (17) - 1 Suppl
• Probabilistic seismic hazard analyses for ground motions and fault displacement at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, 2001, Earthquake Spectra (17) - 1
• [Book Review] Earthquakes, 2000, Earthquake Spectra (16) - 1
• Active Fault Near-Source Zones Within and Bordering the State of California for the 1997 Uniform Building Code, 2000, Earthquake Spectra (16) - 1
• Development of Maximum Considered Earthquake Ground Motion Maps, 2000, Earthquake Spectra (16) - 1
• USGS National Seismic Hazard Maps, 2000, Earthquake Spectra (16) - 1
• Recorded main shock and aftershock motions, 2000, Earthquake Spectra (16) - Supplement 1
• New site coefficients and site classification system used in recent building seismic code provisions, 2000, Earthquake Spectra (16) - 1
• Relationships between peak ground acceleration, peak ground velocity, and Modified Mercalli Intensity in California, 1999, Earthquake Spectra (15) - 3
• TriNet "ShakeMaps": Rapid generation of peak ground motion and intensity maps for earthquakes in southern California, 1999, Earthquake Spectra (15) - 3
• Surface seismic measurements of near-surface P-and S-wave seismic velocities at earthquake recording stations, Seattle, Washington, 1999, Earthquake Spectra (15) - 3
• The variability of PSV response spectra across a dense array deployed during the Northridge aftershock sequence, 1997, Earthquake Spectra (13) - 2
• Models and methods to characterize site amplification from a pair of records, 1997, Earthquake Spectra (13) - 1
• Estimates of site-dependent response spectra for design (methodology and justification), 1994, Earthquake Spectra (10) - 4
• Pilot studies of seismic hazard and risk in North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, 1993, Earthquake Spectra (9) - 1
• Ground motion, 1990, Earthquake Spectra (S1) -
• Geosciences, 1990, Earthquake Spectra (6) - S1
• Perspectives on the international decade for natural disaster reduction, 1990, Earthquake Spectra (6) - 1
• Seismology, 1989, Earthquake Spectra (5) -
• Seismic velocities and attenuation from borehole measurements near the Parkfield prediction zone, Central California, 1989, Earthquake Spectra (5) - 3
• Surface faulting: A preliminary view, 1989, Earthquake Spectra (5) - 1_suppl
• Effect of site conditions on ground motion and damage, 1989, Earthquake Spectra (5) - 1_suppl
• Seismic response of a large-span roof diaphragm, 1989, Earthquake Spectra (5) - 2
• The Whittier Narrows, California earthquake of October 1, 1987: Preliminary assessment of strong ground motion records, 1988, Earthquake Spectra (4) - 1