Characterizing variations in magnitude-frequency distribution and b-value using relative m — NSF Award to Regents of the Universit
The “magnitude-frequency distribution” (MFD) of earthquakes describes how often earthquakes of different magnitudes occur in a particular region, with large earthquakes being far less frequent than small ones. The proportion of small to large earthquakes, which scientists obtain from the MFD, is represented using the “
| Award title | Characterizing variations in magnitude-frequency distribution and b-value using relative m |
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| Award ID | 2315814 |
| Awardee | Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor |
| City | ANN ARBOR |
| State | MI |
| Amount obligated | $265,000 |
| Principal investigator | Yihe Huang |
| Program | Geophysics |
| Start date | 09/01/2023 |
| Abstract | The “magnitude-frequency distribution” (MFD) of earthquakes describes how often earthquakes of different magnitudes occur in a particular region, with large earthquakes being far less frequent than small ones. The proportion of small to large earthquakes, which scientists obtain from the MFD, is represented using the “b-value”. This quantity is used to infer from recordings of frequent, small earthquakes how often rarer, large earthquakes are expected, and to flag regions that may be at risk for |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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