Temporal Variation and Statistical Assessment of the b Value off the Pacific Coast of Tokachi, Hokkaido, Japan
: The Gutenberg-Richter Law describes the frequency-magnitude distribution of earthquakes. A number of studies have shown that the slope (b value) of the relationship between frequency and magnitude decreased before large earthquakes. In this paper, we investigate the temporal variation of the b val...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-03-01
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| Series: | Entropy |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/21/3/249 |