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Table 3 Model parameterization used in the inversion

From: From ambient vibration data analysis to 1D ground-motion prediction of the Mj 5.9 and the Mj 6.5 Kumamoto earthquakes in the Kumamoto alluvial plain, Japan

Layer #

Velocity–depth relation

Vp range [m/s]

Vs range [m/s]

Density [kg/m^3] (fixed)

Poisson ratio

Thickness range [m]

1

Linear increase for Vs uniform for Vp

140–420

from 80–200 to 100–250

1600

0.2–0.5

1–25

2

Uniform

430–1300

250–750

1800

0.2–0.5

1–25

3

Uniform

900–2000

350–750

1950

0.2–0.5

5–215

4

Uniform

1500–2500

800–1200

2070

0.2–0.5

10–400

5

Uniform

1500–3000

650–2000

2200

0.2–0.5

10–200

6

Uniform

1500–4000

1000–3000

2350

0.2–0.5

20–800

7

Uniform

2500–4500

1200–3600

2450

0.2–0.5

50–2000

Half-space

 

2500–6900

1600–4800

2700

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