An investigation of the frequency/magnitude distribution of earthquakes

dc.contributor.author	McLean, Robert Nicholas
dc.date.accessioned	2011-05-20T02:37:03Z
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-26T04:59:42Z
dc.date.available	2011-05-20T02:37:03Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-26T04:59:42Z
dc.date.copyright	1986
dc.date.issued	1986
dc.identifier.uri	https://ir.wgtn.ac.nz/handle/123456789/24373
dc.description.abstract	The evaluation of the parameters a, b in the frequency/magnitude relation log(n) = a - b.M for earthquakes, although usually effected by the maximum likelihood method alone, can be improved by using the least-squares method to recognise and remove bias due to inadequacies in the data. This is demonstrated with reference to the catalogue of shallow earthquakes in the New Zealand region for the fifteen year period of 1964 - 1978.	en_NZ
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dc.publisher	Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington	en_NZ
dc.title	An investigation of the frequency/magnitude distribution of earthquakes	en_NZ
dc.type	Text	en_NZ
vuwschema.type.vuw	Awarded Research Masters Thesis	en_NZ
thesis.degree.discipline	Geophysics	en_NZ
thesis.degree.grantor	Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington	en_NZ
thesis.degree.level	Masters	en_NZ
thesis.degree.name	Master of Science	en_NZ

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