Table of Contents for this Document File: Name of File Contributing Source File directory/location Information on the region covered Variable Table Format File Sample Data Variable File Additional Documentation ==================================================================== ==================================================================== ==================================== Variable Table The variable table contains a list of parameters contained in the data as well as information on the existence of histograms which can be viewed in GeoVu. File g-r.tab for this catalog follows ==================================== DATA SET TITLE: g-r PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Gutenberg and Richter, 'Seismicity of the Earth' Gutenberg, B. and C.F. Richter, 1954: "Seismicity of the Earth and Associated Phenomena," Princeton University Press (second edition) facsimile of 1954 edition published in 1965 by Hafner Publishing Company, N.Y. 310 pp. CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATION: DATA FILE: g-r.bin #\data\globecat\g-r\g-r.bin NUMBER OF RECORDS: 4039 ASCII FILE SIZE: 331198 BINARY FILE SIZE: 315042 SUMMARY: Gutenberg-Richter from "Seismicity of the Earth," 1904-1952 The Gutenberg-Richter (G-R) catalog is good for the period 1932 to 1952, but should not be used to conclude anything about long-term variation in global seismicity as it was a special study for a limited time. 1. VARIABLE NAME HISTOGRAM NAME 2. ASCII FORMAT BINARY FORMAT NO. & MIN/MAX VALUES Stat End Type Prc Stat End Type Prc Min. Max. #nonzero source SOURCE.CST 1 3 char 0 1 3 char 0 G-R G-R 4039 century_and_year CENTURY_.LST 4 8 short 0 57 58 short 0 1904 1952 4039 month MONTH.LST 9 10 short 0 59 60 short 0 1 12 4039 day DAY.LST 11 12 short 0 61 62 short 0 1 31 4039 hour HOUR.LST 13 14 short 0 63 64 short 0 1 23 3880 minute MINUTE.LST 15 16 short 0 65 66 short 0 1 59 3982 second SECOND.LST 17 19 short 1 67 68 short 1 1 59 3884 latitude_abs NO HISTOGRAM 20 24 long 3 NOT IN BINARY latitude_ns NO HISTOGRAM 25 25 char 0 NOT IN BINARY longitude_abs NO HISTOGRAM 26 31 long 3 NOT IN BINARY longitude_ew NO HISTOGRAM 32 32 char 0 NOT IN BINARY depth DEPTH.LST 33 35 short 0 69 70 short 0 25 720 1842 mb_magn MB_MAGN.LST 36 38 short 2 14 15 short 2 0 0 0 MB NO HISTOGRAM 39 40 constant 0 NOT IN BINARY flag_isoseismal FLAG_ISO.CST 41 43 char 0 16 18 char 0 USE USE 16 intensity INTENSIT.CST 44 44 char 0 19 19 char 0 2 X 141 flags_ngdc FLAGS_NG.CST 45 50 char 0 20 25 char 0 L UT 110 flag_diastrophic FLAG_DIA.CST 45 45 char 0 26 26 char 0 D U 4 flag_tsunami FLAG_TSU.CST 46 46 char 0 27 27 char 0 Q T 105 flag_seiche FLAG_SEI.CST 47 47 char 0 28 28 char 0 Q S 2 flag_volcanism FLAG_VOL.CST 48 48 char 0 29 29 char 0 0 0 0 flag_non_tectonic FLAG_NON.CST 49 49 char 0 30 30 char 0 L L 1 flag_infrasonic FLAG_INF.CST 50 50 char 0 31 31 char 0 0 0 0 Flinn_Engdahl_region FLINN_EN.LST 51 53 short 0 32 33 short 0 8 720 3952 ms_local_magn MS_LOCAL.LST 54 55 short 1 34 35 short 1 0 0 0 MS NO HISTOGRAM 56 57 constant 0 NOT IN BINARY z_h Z_H.CST 58 58 char 0 36 36 char 0 0 0 0 flag_cultural FLAG_CUL.CST 59 59 char 0 37 37 char 0 C F 296 flag_other FLAG_OTH.CST 60 60 char 0 38 38 char 0 0 0 0 magn_other MAGN_OTH.LST 61 63 short 2 39 40 short 2 5 8 4021 magn_other_authority MAGN_OT1.CST 64 66 char 0 41 43 char 0 CFR PAS 4021 international_data_exchange_event INTERNAT.CST 67 67 char 0 44 44 char 0 0 0 0 flag_depth_control_PDE FLAG_DEP.CST 68 68 char 0 45 45 char 0 A A 148 number_of_stations_or_quality NUMBER_O.CST 69 71 char 0 46 48 char 0 AAA DDD 1372 time_authority TIME_AUT.CST 72 72 char 0 49 49 char 0 B H 4 ml_magn_local ML_MAGN_.LST 73 75 short 2 50 51 short 2 5 7 16 ml_magn_local_scale ML_MAGN1.CST 76 77 char 0 52 53 char 0 ML ML 16 ml_magn_local_source ML_MAGN2.CST 78 80 char 0 54 56 char 0 PAS PAS 16 latitude LATITUDE.LST NOT IN ASCII 4 7 long 3 -66 79 3991 longitude LONGITUD.LST NOT IN ASCII 8 11 long 3 -180 180 4027 depth_negate DEPTH_NE.LST NOT IN ASCII 12 13 short 0 -720 0 1842 year_decimal YEAR_DEC.LST NOT IN ASCII 71 78 double 10 1904.053 1952.980 4039 ==================================== Format File The format file is a listing of the variable names, types and positions within the binary and ASCII files. The file is composed of two parts - the first section is the format of the ASCII file, the second, the format of the binary file. The ASCII format file *.af must be renamed to *.afm to be used with the Freeform utility. Likewise, the binary format file *.bf must be renamed to *.bfm. The structure of this file is: Field 1: Variable name Field 2: First position of variable in line Field 3: Last position of variable in line Field 4: Type of variable Field 5: Precision of variable **Refer to Freeform user's manual for further information See format file g-r.fmt in this directory ==================================== ======================================================== Sample Data A representative sample of data records showing the first 10 lines and the last 10 lines of the ASCII data file(i.e. the .dat file). The first and last 10 records of g-r.dat follow ======================================================== G-R 19040120145206 7 N 79 W 083 79 PAS G-R 19040607081754 40 N134 E350 660 79 PAS CCC G-R 19040625144536 52 N159 E 25 219 83 PAS A G-R 19040625210030 52 N159 E T 219 81 PAS G-R 190406270009 52 N159 E 219 79 PAS G-R 19040824205954 30 N130 E 25 235 79 PAS A G-R 19040827215606 64 N151 W 25 6 001 D 83 CFR A G-R 19041220054418 85 N 83 W 25 078 83 PAS A G-R 19050122024354 1 N123 E 90 265 84 PAS CCC G-R 19050214084636 53 N178 W 25 007 79 CFR A . . . . G-R 19520509174741 65 S155 E 50 193 7 PAS G-R 19520611003136 315 S 675 W 137 C 7 PAS G-R 19520713115833 185 S1692 E260 186 68 PAS BBB G-R 19520817160207 305 N 915 E 9 306 C 75 PAS G-R 19520820152504 432 N1265 W 030 65 PAS G-R 19520921023035 217 S 657 W260 4 125 F 72 PAS ABA G-R 19521018040950 N1235 E200 265 65 PAS BCB G-R 19521104165826 527 N1595 E 25 T 219 D 84 PAS A G-R 19521206104118 8 S1565 E 193 71 PAS G-R 19521224183938 55 S152 E 192 7 PAS ==================================== Variable File This file contains statistical information on each of the variables in the data set. The variable file g-r.var for this catalog follows ==================================== Input file : g-r.bin Input format file: g-r.fmt No requested precision, Approximate number of sorting bins = 100 source: 4039 values read minimum: G-R found at record 1 maximum: G-R found at record 1 Summary file: source.cst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 143 latitude: 4039 values read minimum: -66.000 found at record 1063 maximum: 79.700 found at record 2363 Summary file: latitude.lst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 91 longitude: 4039 values read minimum: -179.700 found at record 1877 maximum: 180.000 found at record 218 Summary file: longitud.lst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 77 depth_negate: 4039 values read minimum: -720 found at record 1867 maximum: 0 found at record 1 Summary file: depth_ne.lst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 1 mb_magn: 4039 values read minimum: 0.00 found at record 1 maximum: 0.00 found at record 1 Summary file: mb_magn.lst flag_isoseismal: 4039 values read minimum: found at record 1 maximum: USE found at record 1350 Summary file: flag_iso.cst intensity: 4039 values read minimum: found at record 1 maximum: X found at record 237 Summary file: intensit.cst flags_ngdc: 4039 values read minimum: found at record 1 maximum: UT found at record 22 Summary file: flags_ng.cst flag_diastrophic: 4039 values read minimum: found at record 1 maximum: U found at record 22 Summary file: flag_dia.cst flag_tsunami: 4039 values read minimum: found at record 1 maximum: T found at record 4 Summary file: flag_tsu.cst flag_seiche: 4039 values read minimum: found at record 1 maximum: S found at record 127 Summary file: flag_sei.cst flag_volcanism: 4039 values read minimum: found at record 1 maximum: found at record 1 Summary file: flag_vol.cst flag_non_tectonic: 4039 values read minimum: found at record 1 maximum: L found at record 2640 Summary file: flag_non.cst flag_infrasonic: 4039 values read minimum: found at record 1 maximum: found at record 1 Summary file: flag_inf.cst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 85 Flinn_Engdahl_region: 4039 values read minimum: 1 found at record 7 maximum: 726 found at record 853 Summary file: Flinn_En.lst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 1 ms_local_magn: 4039 values read minimum: 0.0 found at record 1 maximum: 0.0 found at record 1 Summary file: ms_local.lst z_h: 4039 values read minimum: found at record 1 maximum: found at record 1 Summary file: z_h.cst flag_cultural: 4039 values read minimum: found at record 1 maximum: F found at record 53 Summary file: flag_cul.cst flag_other: 4039 values read minimum: found at record 1 maximum: found at record 1 Summary file: flag_oth.cst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 5 magn_other: 4039 values read minimum: 0.00 found at record 115 maximum: 8.90 found at record 21 Summary file: magn_oth.lst magn_other_authority: 4039 values read minimum: found at record 115 maximum: PAS found at record 1 Summary file: magn_ot1.cst international_data_exchange_event: 4039 values read minimum: found at record 1 maximum: found at record 1 Summary file: internat.cst flag_depth_control_PDE: 4039 values read minimum: found at record 1 maximum: A found at record 3 Summary file: flag_dep.cst number_of_stations_or_quality: 4039 values read minimum: found at record 1 maximum: DDD found at record 1518 Summary file: number_o.cst time_authority: 4039 values read minimum: found at record 1 maximum: H found at record 2284 Summary file: time_aut.cst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 4 ml_magn_local: 4039 values read minimum: 0.00 found at record 1 maximum: 7.30 found at record 849 Summary file: ml_magn_.lst ml_magn_local_scale: 4039 values read minimum: found at record 1 maximum: ML found at record 115 Summary file: ml_magn1.cst ml_magn_local_source: 4039 values read minimum: found at record 1 maximum: PAS found at record 115 Summary file: ml_magn2.cst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 49 century_and_year: 4039 values read minimum: 1904 found at record 1 maximum: 1952 found at record 4022 Summary file: century_.lst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 12 month: 4039 values read minimum: 1 found at record 1 maximum: 12 found at record 8 Summary file: month.lst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 31 day: 4039 values read minimum: 1 found at record 18 maximum: 31 found at record 21 Summary file: day.lst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 24 hour: 4039 values read minimum: 0 found at record 5 maximum: 23 found at record 50 Summary file: hour.lst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 60 minute: 4039 values read minimum: 0 found at record 4 maximum: 59 found at record 6 Summary file: minute.lst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 60 second: 4039 values read minimum: 0.0 found at record 5 maximum: 59.0 found at record 430 Summary file: second.lst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 77 depth: 4039 values read minimum: 0 found at record 1 maximum: 720 found at record 1867 Summary file: depth.lst Histogram data precision: 0, Number of sorting bins: 49 year_decimal: 4039 values read minimum: 1904.0536052292 found at record 1 maximum: 1952.9802664567 found at record 4039 Summary file: year_dec.lst ==================================== The bibliographic file g-r1.bib for this catalog follows ==================================== This is the NGDC Bibliography for Large Earthquakes "Destructive and Near Destructive Earthquakes of Puerto Rico and Nearby Regions." House of Representatives Document No. 269. Sixty-Sixth Congress, First Session. (1946): 1-4. "Destructive and Near-Destructive Earthquakes in California and Western Nevada: 1769 - 1932." Coast and Geodetic Survey (1932): 1-14. "Earthquakes in the Various States." Publication of the U.S. Printing Office GPO Jacket No 777-941 (1963): 106-18. "Puerto Rico Earthquakes, 1919 - 1937." Data Complied From Monthly Weather Review (1937): 1-2. "Research of Seismicity in Seismic Zones of Less Activity: Central Cuba." Publication of the Soviet Geophysical Committee and the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1983): 1-134. ---, Authors. Catalog of Significant Earthquakes 2000 B.C. - 1979 Including Quantitative Casualties and Damage. Soft Cover Booklet. Boulder, CO: World Data Center A for Solid Earth Geophysics, U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, Environmental Data and Information Service, 1981. Report SE-27. ---. "Seismicity of the Earth." Bulletin of the Geological Society of America Vol. 56 (1945): 603-68. ---. "The Puerto Rico Earthquakes of October-November, 1918." The Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America Vol. 9.No. 4 (1919): 95-127. ---. "The Seismicity of the Caribbean Region." Journal of Geophysical Research Vol. 70.No. 20 (1965): 5065-74. . "Magnitude 8 and Greater Earthquakes, 1897-1972 Inclusive." One-page, copy. . "Major Earthquakes." One-page, copy. Boulder, Colorado: National Geophysical and Solar-Terrestrial Data Center. . "Significant Earthquake Activity, 1972." One-page, copy. . "World Seismicity and Volcanic Activity in the Year 1974." One-page, copy. Abe, K. "Size of Great Earthquakes of 1837-1974 Inferred From Tsunami Data." Journal of Geophysical Research Volume 84.No. B4 (1979): Pages 1561-68. Anonymous. Great Earthquakes. AnonymousVolume 1, No. 2. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Congress, 1888. Barazangi, M. and Dorman J. "World Seismicity Maps Compiled From ESSA, Coast and Geodetic Survey, Epicenter Data, 1961 - 1967." Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America Vol. 59.No. 1. (1969): 1-11. Benhallou, H. "Les Catastrophes Séismiques De La Region D'Echelif Dans Le Contexte De La Seismicite Historique De L"Algerie." Large Soft Cover Book. Presentee a L'Universite Des Sciences Et De La Technologie Houari Boumediene Alger, 1985. British Association for the Advancement of Science. Catalogue of Earthquakes 1918-1924. Piccadilly, London: British Association for the Adbancement of Science, 1928. No. 21. Båth, M. Duda S. J., AuthorsSoft Cover Booklet. M. Duda S. J. Båth. Report No. 1-79 ed. Uppsala, Sweden: Seismological Institute, 1979. Report No. 1-79. Coffman, J. L. and von Hake C. A. "Earthquake History of The United States." Publication of the Environmental Data Service of NOAA .Publ. 41-1 (1973): 1-208. Coffman, J. L. and von Hake C. A. Stover C. W., Editors. Earthquake History of the United States. Hard Back (3) and Soft Cover Book (two copies). Publication 41-1 Revised Edition (Through 1970) Reprinted 1982 with Supplement (1971-1980) ed. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. and Boulder, CO: U.S. Department of Commerce, and U.S. Department of the Interior, 1973. 41-1. Coffman, J. L., Editor. Earthquake History of the United States. Soft Cover Booklet (one copy). Editors. J. L. Coffman. 1979 ed. Boulder, CO: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey., 1979. Publication 41-1. Couch, R. Victor L. and Keeling K. Costal and Offshore Earthquakes of the Pacific Northwest. Corvallis, Oregon: School of Oceanography at Oregon State University, 1974. Crampin, S. Fyfe C. J. Bickmore D. P. and Linton H. W. "Atlas of Seismic Activity 1909-1968." Soft Cover Booklet, Journal. Seismological Bulletin No. 5 (1976). DeNevi, D. Earthquakes. Millbrae, California: Celestial Arts, 1977. Ganse, R. A. Nelson J. B. "Significant Earthquake File." Xerox Copy. Boulder, CO: NOAA/National Geophysical and Solar-Terrestrial Data Center. Ganse, R. A. and Nelson J. B. "Catalog of Significant Earthquakes: 2000 B.C. - 1979." Publication of the Environmental Data and Information Service .July (1981): 1-153. Gupta, H. K. and Negi J. G. "High Magnitude Global Seismicity and Lateral Velocity Gradients." Vol. 80 (1970): 92-101. Gutenberg, B and Richter C. F. "Seismicity of the Earth." Bulletin of the Geological Society of America Vol. 56 (1945): 603-68. Gutenberg, B. and Richter C. F. "Seismicity of the Earth." Geological Society of America Special Paper No. 34 (1941): 1-131. Hall, M. Earthquakes in Jamaica From 1688 to 1919. Kingston, Jamaica: Government Printing Office, 1922. Hall, M. M. A. F. R. A. S. F. R. Met S., Government MeteorologistSoft Cover Booklet. Barrister-At-Law, Government Meteorologist. M. Hall. Kingston, Jamaica: Government Printing Office, 1922. Hays, W. W. Algermissen S. T. Espinosa A. F. Perkins D. M. Rinehart W. A. Guidelines for Developing Design Earthquake Response Spectra. Golden, CO: U.S. Geological Survey, 1974. Heck, N. H. "Destructive and Extremely Severe Earthquakes in California 1769 - 1927." Report for the Division of Terrestrial Magetism and Seismology (1931): 1-12. Heck, N. H. Eppley R. A., Editors. Earthquake History of the United States. Soft Cover Booklet. Editors. N. H. Eppley R. A. Heck. Revised (1938, 1956) Editions ed. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1938. No. 41-1. Heck, N. H. and Davis R. M. Jr. "A List of Earthquakes Published in 1688." Reprinted From Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America Volume 36.No. 4 (1946): Pages 363-72. Heck, N. H. and Wood H. O., Editor. Earthquake History of the United States. Soft Cover Booklet. N. H. Heck. Original Edition (1938)(2 Copies), Revised (1947) Edition, Revised 1951 Edition. ed. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1938. Heck, N. H., Division Chiefforty typewritten pages. Linehan, D. Compilation of Earthquakes in Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada 1534 - 1957. Weston Geophysical Research Inc. Magnati, D. V.Thirteen-page, typewritten report. Map Showing Recomputed Hypocenters of Earthquakes in the Eastern and Central United States and Adjacent Canada, 1925-1980. Seismic. Reston, Virginia: U.S. Department of Interior, USGS, 1984. McClain, W. C. and Myers O. H.45 pages of 8 1/2" X 11 bound copy. Springfield, Virginia: U. S. Department of Commerce, 1970. ORNL-4582. Montandon, F. Les Tremblements De Terre Destructeurs En Europe, Catalogue Par Territoires Séismiques, De L'an 1000 à 1940 (Destructive Earthquakes in Europe, Catalog of Seismic Stations, From 1000-1940). Geneve: à l'Union internationale de Secours, Genéva, 1953. Nottis, G. N. Editor New York State Geological Survey. Epicenters of Northeastern United States and Southeastern Canada, Onshore and Offshore; Time Period 1534-1980. Series No. 38, Map and Chart ed. Albany, N.Y.: The University of the State of New York, The State Education Department, Feb. 1983. Nuttli, O. W., AuthorSoft Cover Booklet. O. W. Nuttli. First Edition ed.Volume NO. 1, Monograph Series, Central United States Earthquake Consortium. Marion, Illinois: Funding provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 1987. Person, W., CompilerXerox Copy. 1983. Poeschel, K. R. Stromberg P. A. Seismic Safety Commission Staff, Project DirectorSoft Cover Booklet. Eureka, CA: State of California Seismic Safety Commission, 1980. SSC 80-3. Reid, H. F. and Taber S. "The Porto Rico Earthquake of 1918." House of Representatives Publication (66th Congress, 1st Session) Document No. 269 (1919): 3-74. Results of Researches on the International Geophysical Projects. Research of Seismicity in Seismic Zones of Less Activity (Central Cuba). Moscow, Russia: Nauka, 1983. Ritsema, A. R. and Karnik V. "European Catastrophic Earthquakes." 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Boulder, CO: National Geophysical and Solar-Terrestrial Data Center and World Data Center A for Solid Earth Geophysics, with support from Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance Agency for International Development. Sykes, L. R. and Ewing M. "The Seismicity of the Caribbean Region." Journal of Geophysical Research Vol. 70.No. 20 (1965): 5065-74. Thomas, Alun J. "World Seismic Regions (Gutenberg and Richter 1954)." Twentieth Century Earthquakes, 1:, 1900 - 1919, 2:, 1920 - 1929, 3:, 1930 - 1939, 4:, 1940 - 1949, and Geological Events 1979 and 1980. Xerox CopyGeology Schools Service, National Museum of Wales, 1981. Wood, H. O. Allen M. W. and Heck N. H., Chief, Division of Terrestrial Magnetism and SeismologyHard Cover Book. United States Government Printing Office: U.S. Department of Commerce, Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1934. Special Publication No. 191. Wood, H. O. Heck N. H. and Eppley R. A., Editors. Earthquake History of the United States. Soft Cover Booklet. Editors. H. O. Heck N. H. and Eppley R. A. Wood. Revised (1960) Edition ed. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Commerce, Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1961. No. 41-1. Wood, H. O. and Heck N. H., Editors. Earthquake History of the United States. Soft Cover Booklet. Editors. H. O. and Heck N. H. Wood. Revised (1951) Edition ed. United States Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Commerce, Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1951. Woollard, G. P. A Catalogue of Earthquakes in the United States Prior to 1925 (Based on Unpublished Data Compiled by Harry Fielding Reid and Published Sources Prior to 1930). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Institute of Geophysics, University of Hawaii, June 1968. HIG-68-9 Data Report No. 10. ======================================================== Additional Documentation Any other files contributed to or generated by NGDC as documentation for the data base follows. THE FIRST PAGES OF DOCUMENTATION FOR THE G-R CATALOG are located in this directory as viewable *.pcx files. ========================================================