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Table 2 Probability of an M 8 earthquake in the next 30 years for various cases. Probabilities listed in the first row indicate those for the optimal BPT cases. Probabilities averaged with weighting down to Δl = −2 at every 0.5 step are given in the following lines.

From: Long term probability of a Magnitude 8 Kanto earthquake along the Sagami Trough, central Japan

 

Ishibashi

Shishikura

Shimazaki et al.

Weighted log-likelihood

Optimal case loge (weight)

0.027

0.000

0.001

0.007

0 ∼ −0.5

0.041

0.002

0.011

0.020

0 ∼ −1

0.050

0.007

0.024

0.031

0 ∼ −1.5

0.056

0.012

0.036

0.040

0 ∼ −2

0.060

0.019

0.045

0.046

Poisson

0.109

0.082

0.091

0.094