Abstract:
The new national standard magnitude scales and traditional magnitude scales are analyzed by using broadband seismic data from Sichuan seismic network science April of 2013. The results suggest that the differences between the new and the traditional
ML, and the
MS(BB) and
MS7 are small, hence, they are the high correlated. The new
mb is greater than or equal to the traditional
mb for all events, while the new
ML is greater than the traditional
ML for most events. In addition, the
MS(BB) is less than the
MS7 for half of the events. Moreover, the new
ML is more suitable in the actual regional geological condition compared with the traditional one, the new
mb is easier to measure, the
MS(BB) and
mB(BB) are more stable and adapt to the current broadband digital seismic data. Therefore, the new national standard magnitude scale not only has a good continuity of magnitude determination, but also has been greatly improved in terms of operability and applicability.