Scaling law for seismic hazard after a main shock
| dc.creator | Lise, Stefano | |
| dc.creator | Paczuski, Maya | |
| dc.creator | Stella, Attilio | |
| dc.date | 2004-03-01 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T02:56:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T02:56:44Z | |
| dc.description | After a large earthquake, the likelihood of successive strong aftershocks needs to be estimated. Exploiting similarities with critical phenomena, we introduce a scaling law for the decay in time following a main shock of the expected number of aftershocks greater than a certain magnitude. Empirical results that support our scaling hypothesis are obtained from analyzing the record of earthquakes in California. The proposed form unifies the well-known Omori and Gutenberg-Richter laws of seismicity, together with other phenomenological observations. Our results substantially modify presently employed estimates and may lead to an improved assessment of seismic hazard after a large earthquake.} | |
| dc.description | 4 pages with 3 figures, submitted | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0403037 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0403037 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/23441 | |
| dc.subject | Other Condensed Matter | |
| dc.subject | Geophysics | |
| dc.title | Scaling law for seismic hazard after a main shock | |
| dc.type | text |