U.S. Geological
Survey
Open-File Report 01-164
Online version 1.0
Earthquake Ground-Motion Amplification in Southern California
By
Edward H. Field
| The two most important factors influencing the level of earthquake ground motion at a site are the magnitude and distance of the earthquake. The map available here shows the influence of a third important factor, the site effect: conditions at a particular location can increase (amplify) or decrease the level of shaking that is otherwise expected for a given magnitude and distance. Combining information about site effects with where and how often earthquakes of various magnitudes are likely to occur should provide improved assessments of seismic hazard. |
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For questions about the content of this report, contact author Ned Field
Find out more about earthquake shaking by reading a fact sheet entitled "Earthquake Shaking—Finding the Hot Spots"
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