29.1.4 - Moment Magnitude (Mw)
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What does Mw stand for in seismic terms?
💡 Hint: Think about the scale used to measure earthquake sizes.
What is the approximate shear modulus value for rocks?
💡 Hint: It is a standard value commonly used in calculations.
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What is the Moment Magnitude scale primarily designed to measure?
💡 Hint: Consider what magnitude fundamentally represents.
True or False: The Moment Magnitude scale saturates at higher magnitudes.
💡 Hint: Think about the critiques of older measurement methods.
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Given that a fault area measures 70 km², average displacement is 2 meters, and the shear modulus is 25 GPa, calculate the Moment Magnitude.
💡 Hint: Keep unit conversions in mind.
Consider an earthquake with Mw 6.5. How would engineers utilize this information to prepare a building design?
💡 Hint: Reflect on building codes related to earthquake zones.
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