Modified Mercalli Intensities (MMI) for some earthquakes in eastern North America (ENA) and empirical MMI site corrections for towns in ENA

W. H. Bakun; A. C. Johnston; M. G. Hopper

doi:10.3133/ofr02109

Modified Mercalli Intensities (MMI) for some earthquakes in eastern North America (ENA) and empirical MMI site corrections for towns in ENA

Open-File Report 2002-109

By: W. H. Bakun, A. C. Johnston, and M. G. Hopper

https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr02109

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Abstract

Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) assignments for earthquakes in eastern North America (ENA) were used by Bakun et al. (submitted) to develop a model for eastern North America for estimating the location and moment magnitude M of earthquakes from MMI observations. MMI assignments for most of the earthquakes considered by Bakun et al. (submitted) are published. MMI assignments for 6 other earthquakes used by Bakun et al. (submitted) are listed in this report: November 18, 1755 near Cape Ann, Massachusetts; January 5, 1843 near Marked Tree, Arkansas; October 31, 1895 in southern Illinois; November 18, 1929 on the Grand Banks, Newfoundland; September 26, 1990 in southeast Missouri; and May 4, 1991 near Risco, Missouri. MMI empirical site corrections developed and used by Bakun et al. (submitted) are also listed in this report.

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Bakun, W.H., Johnston, A.C., Hopper, M.G., 2002, Modified Mercalli Intensities (MMI) for some earthquakes in eastern North America (ENA) and empirical MMI site corrections for towns in ENA: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2002-109, Report: 71 p.; Tables 1-7; Explanation for Tables 1-6; Explanation for Table 7; References, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr02109.

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Publication type	Report
Publication Subtype	USGS Numbered Series
Title	Modified Mercalli Intensities (MMI) for some earthquakes in eastern North America (ENA) and empirical MMI site corrections for towns in ENA
Series title	Open-File Report
Series number	2002-109
DOI	10.3133/ofr02109
Year Published	2002
Language	English
Publisher	U.S. Geological Survey
Contributing office(s)	Earthquake Science Center
Description	Report: 71 p.; Tables 1-7; Explanation for Tables 1-6; Explanation for Table 7; References
Country	Canada;United States
State	Arkansas;Illinois;Massachusetts;Missouri;Newfoundland
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