Seismic moment
Description
Seismic moment is a quantity to measure the size of an earthquake and is proportional to the area of the rupture times the average slip that took place in the earthquake.
Related formulasVariables
M0 | Seismic moment (N*m) |
μ | The shear modulus of the rocks involved in the earthquake (Pa) |
D | The average displacement on area (m) |
A | The area of the rupture along the geologic fault where the earthquake occurred (m2) |