Characteristics of the Strong Ground Motion Recorded During the October 15, 1979 Imperial Valley Earthquake

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Abstract: On October 15, 1979 an earthquake of local magnitude 6.6 was triggered on the Imperial Fault. The epicenter was located 5 kms south of the U.S.-Mexico border. The Imperial Fault has been seismically active for years. The last major event was the 1940 El Centro Earthquake. A substantial number of strong motion accelerograms were recorded during this most recent event, providing an ideal data base to study near-field ground motion. This work investigates the character of the strong motion during this earthquake. A study is undertaken that considers various means of characterizing the intensity of ground shaking and the methods used to describe their behavior.

Type of resource	text
Date created	April 1984

Author	Rodriguez-Minondo, C

Related item	Title John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/kx448vq5614

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Preferred Citation: Rodriguez-Minondo, C. (1984). Characteristics of the Strong Ground Motion Recorded During the October 15, 1979 Imperial Valley Earthquake. John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center Technical Report 53. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/kx448vq5614

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