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Table 6 Velocity profile of the constructed “preferred velocity model”, presented graphically in Fig. 12c

From: Investigation of the subsurface structure at the target site in Kumamoto, Japan, and the distributed data of the blind prediction exercise: report for the experiments for the 6th international symposium on effects of surface geology on seismic motion

Layer no.	Vp (m/s)	Vs (m/s)	Density (g/cm³)	Thickness (m)
1	280	95	1.50	1.70
2	490	100	1.50	3.80
3	1020	190	1.60	2.20
4	1160	120	1.50	1.80
5	1550	190	1.60	10.50
6	3470	200	1.70	3.70
7	2160	230	1.70	1.30
8	2160	210	1.70	3.50
9	1150	260	1.70	2.50
10	1440	290	1.70	4.00
11	1600	400	1.85	8.96
12	1600	450	1.85	11.84
13	1700	500	1.90	16.56
14	2100	600	1.90	51.07
15	2400	900	2.05	138.67
16	2600	1100	2.15	317.82
17	4000	2100	2.40	929.16
18	5500	3100	2.60	475.57
19	5500	3200	2.65	–

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