California Earthquakes, 1800-2007: A Unified Catalog with Moment Magnitudes, Uncertainties, and Focal Mechanisms

Research Article| May 01, 2009 California Earthquakes, 1800–2007: A Unified Catalog with Moment Magnitudes, Uncertainties, and Focal Mechanisms Qi Wang; Qi Wang Department of Earth and Space Sciences University of California, Los Angeles 595 Charles Young Drive East 3806 Geology Building Box 951567 Los Angeles, California 90095-1567 U.S.A. qiwang@ucla.edu (Q. W.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar David D. Jackson; David D. Jackson Department of Earth and Space Sciences University of California, Los Angeles 595 Charles Young Drive East 3806 Geology Building Box 951567 Los Angeles, California 90095-1567 U.S.A. qiwang@ucla.edu (Q. W.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Yan Y. Kagan Yan Y. Kagan Department of Earth and Space Sciences University of California, Los Angeles 595 Charles Young Drive East 3806 Geology Building Box 951567 Los Angeles, California 90095-1567 U.S.A. qiwang@ucla.edu (Q. W.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Qi Wang Department of Earth and Space Sciences University of California, Los Angeles 595 Charles Young Drive East 3806 Geology Building Box 951567 Los Angeles, California 90095-1567 U.S.A. qiwang@ucla.edu (Q. W.) David D. Jackson Department of Earth and Space Sciences University of California, Los Angeles 595 Charles Young Drive East 3806 Geology Building Box 951567 Los Angeles, California 90095-1567 U.S.A. qiwang@ucla.edu (Q. W.) Yan Y. Kagan Department of Earth and Space Sciences University of California, Los Angeles 595 Charles Young Drive East 3806 Geology Building Box 951567 Los Angeles, California 90095-1567 U.S.A. qiwang@ucla.edu (Q. W.) Publisher: Seismological Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1938-2057 Print ISSN: 0895-0695 © 2009 by the Seismological Society of America Seismological Research Letters (2009) 80 (3): 446–457. https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.80.3.446 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Qi Wang, David D. Jackson, Yan Y. Kagan; California Earthquakes, 1800–2007: A Unified Catalog with Moment Magnitudes, Uncertainties, and Focal Mechanisms. Seismological Research Letters 2009;; 80 (3): 446–457. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.80.3.446 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search To construct and test certain hypotheses of earthquake occurrence, we've compiled a new catalog covering the whole of California, which lists all known earthquakes at magnitude 4.7 and above and provides focal mechanism information for each earthquake. Accounting for magnitude errors, the catalog should be complete at magnitude 5.0 and above for most of California after 1940 and at specified higher thresholds otherwise. Earthquake magnitudes play an important role in earthquake forecasting and prediction, but their use is complicated by the fact that there are many magnitude types, measured in different ways with different uncertainties. Even a single catalog may... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.