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Table 2—Sources of strong-motion records used to model Newmark displacement.

 

EARTHQUAKE

MAGNITUDE

RECORDING STATIONS

COMPONENTS ANALYZED

Loma Prieta, 1989

7.1

29

57

Imperial Valley, 1979

6.5

22

44

Superstition Hills, 1987

6.5

12

24

Kern County, 1952

7.5

2

3

Daly City, 1957

5.3

1

2

Parkfield, 1966

6.1

3

6

San Fernando, 1971

6.6

2

3

Hilo, 1975

7.2

1

1

Santa Barbara, 1978

5.1

1

1

Tabas, Iran, 1978

7.4

1

2

Coyote Lake, 1979

5.8

11

22

Whittier Narrows, 1987

6.0

6

12

Northridge, 1994

6.7

189

378


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