given location. Magnitudes are usually determined from measurements of an earthquake's seismic waves as recorded on a seismogram. Magnitude scales vary based...

of either. Body-waves travel through rock directly. The original "body-wave magnitude" – mB or mB (uppercase "B") – was developed by Gutenberg (1945b,...

The surface wave magnitude ( M s {\displaystyle M_{s}} ) scale is one of the magnitude scales used in seismology to describe the size of an earthquake...

especially the local magnitude ML  and the surface wave Ms  scale. In addition, the body wave magnitude, mb , and the moment magnitude, Mw , abbreviated...

magnitude, a problem called saturation. Additional scales were developed – a surface-wave magnitude scale (Ms) by Beno Gutenberg in 1945, a body-wave...

Despite being detonated 4.2 km (3 mi) above ground, its seismic body wave magnitude was estimated at 5.0–5.25. Immediately after the test, several United...

Instrumental magnitude, the uncalibrated apparent magnitude of a celestial object Limiting magnitude, the faintest apparent magnitude of a celestial body that...

the table below. In addition to the calculation of surface wave magnitude (Δ≤15°) body wave attenuation characteristics and better conversion relationship...

Retrieved 2008-09-14. William L. Ellsworth (1991). "Surface-Wave Magnitude (Ms) and Body-Wave Magnitude (mb)". United States Geological Survey. Archived from...

genetics Megabar (Mbar) and Millibar (mbar), a unit of pressure Body wave magnitude (mb), a seismic scale Megabarn (Mb) and millibarn (mb), units of...

mild; however, shallow moonquakes can register up to mB=5.5 on the body-wave magnitude scale. Between 1972 and 1977, 28 shallow moonquakes were observed...

A seismic wave is a mechanical wave of acoustic energy that travels through the Earth or another planetary body. It can result from an earthquake (or...

1994, had its epicenter just east of the city. The shock had a body wave magnitude of 3.5 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of V (Moderate). It could...

collaborator in developing the Richter scale for measuring an earthquake's magnitude. Gutenberg was born in Darmstadt, Germany. His father owned a factory...

A P wave (primary wave or pressure wave) is one of the two main types of elastic body waves, called seismic waves in seismology. P waves travel faster...

ordinary human activity takes place at temperatures of this order of magnitude. Circumstances where water naturally occurs in liquid form are shown in...

November 19, 2012, Cordova was hit by a minor rock burst that had a body wave magnitude of 2.6. The Mercalli intensity was estimated at II–III (Weak) in...

earthquake. Below is a list of all aftershocks of Richter, moment, and body-wave magnitudes 5.0 and above that occurred in the region between 22 February 2011...

magnitude (MS) and body wave magnitude (MB) scales. The Richter magnitude of an earthquake is determined from the logarithm of the amplitude of waves...

on its short-period body wave magnitude. The Indonesian Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency assigned a magnitude of 6.8, and the United...

originated), was unusually deep at roughly 18 km beneath the surface. Body-wave magnitude measurements from European stations gave a value of 5.2, while the...

more rare than deep events, the shallow events were larger, with body wave magnitudes > 5.5 and stress drops exceeding 100 MPa. Other sources of seismic...

values of seismic moment or from recalculated values of surface wave or body wave magnitude, converted to Mw using empirical relationships. The IASPEI reference...

earthquake occurred on February 6, 2012 at 11:49 AM PST, with a body wave magnitude of 6.7 and a maximum intensity of VII (Destructive) off the coast...

A millimeter wave scanner is a whole-body imaging device used for detecting objects concealed underneath a person’s clothing using a form of electromagnetic...

(t)suu-; from Japanese: 津波, lit. 'harbour wave', pronounced [tsɯnami]) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume...

types of elastic body waves, so named because they move through the body of an object, unlike surface waves. S waves are transverse waves, meaning that the...

object's acceleration over time. It is a vector quantity (having both magnitude and direction). Jerk is most commonly denoted by the symbol j and expressed...

the city center. Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB) The number of natural disasters in Mississippi County (11) is...

century. Seismic waves travel through the Earth's interior and can be recorded by seismometers at great distances. The surface-wave magnitude was developed...