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Table 2 Long-period ground-motion intensities at the KATNP site

From: Analysis of strong ground motions and site effects at Kantipath, Kathmandu, from 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal, earthquake and its aftershocks

ID

Magnitude

Hypocentral distance (km)

Observed long-period intensity

Predicted long-period intensity

Observed peak absolute velocity response (cm/s)

Median predicted absolute velocity response (cm/s)

1

7.8

81.62

4

3

394.4

88.3

2

6.6

75.34

3

2

55.7

34.1

3

5.5

47.78

0

1

1.7

5.4

4

5.3

25.35

0

1

2.9

6.9

5

5.1

46.82

0

0

3.6

2.3

6

6.7

72.98

2

2

36.8

43.8

7

5.0

57.31

0

0

2.9

1.5

8

7.3

76.02

3

2

62.6

41.5

9

6.3

85.18

1

2

9.7

15.5