<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!DOCTYPE article  PUBLIC "-//NLM//DTD Journal Publishing DTD v3.0 20080202//EN" "http://dtd.nlm.nih.gov/publishing/3.0/journalpublishing3.dtd"><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="3.0" xml:lang="en" article-type="research article"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">OJER</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>Open Journal of Earthquake Research</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="epub">2169-9623</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Scientific Research Publishing</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.4236/ojer.2013.23007</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">OJER-35778</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Articles</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="Discipline-v2"><subject>Earth&amp;Environmental Sciences</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>
 
 
  Control Parameters of Magnitude—Seismic Moment Correlation for the Crustal Earthquakes
 
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>rnes</surname><given-names>Mamyrov</given-names></name><xref ref-type="corresp" rid="cor1"><sup>*</sup></xref></contrib></contrib-group><author-notes><corresp id="cor1">* E-mail:<email>nernesova@gmail.com; kis@elcat.kg</email>;<email>Institute of Seismology of the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic</email>;</corresp></author-notes><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>13</day><month>08</month><year>2013</year></pub-date><volume>02</volume><issue>03</issue><fpage>60</fpage><lpage>74</lpage><history><date date-type="received"><day>June</day>	<month>12,</month>	<year>2013</year></date><date date-type="rev-recd"><day>July</day>	<month>19,</month>	<year>2013</year>	</date><date date-type="accepted"><day>August</day>	<month>8,</month>	<year>2013</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement>&#169; Copyright  2014 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. </copyright-statement><copyright-year>2014</copyright-year><license><license-p>This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p><html>
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   In connection with conversion from energy class <em>K</em><sub><em>R</em></sub> (<em>K</em><sub><em>R </em></sub>= log<sub>10</sub><em>E</em><sub> <em>R</em></sub>, where <em>E</em><sub><em>R </em></sub>— seismic energy, J) to the universal magnitude estimation of the Tien Shan crustal earthquakes the development of the self-coordinated correlation of the magnitudes (<em>m</em><sub><em>b </em></sub>, <em>M</em><sub><em>L</em></sub>, <em>Ms </em>) and <em>K</em><sub><em>R</em></sub> with the seismic moment <em>M</em><sub><em>0</em></sub> as the base scale became necessary. To this purpose, the first attempt to develop functional correlations in the magnitude—seismic moment system subject to the previous studies has been done. It is assumed that in the expression <em>M </em>(<em>m</em><sub><em>b </em></sub><em>, M</em><sub><em>L </em></sub><em>, Ms<em>)</em></em> = <em>K</em><sub><em>i </em></sub>+ <em>z</em><sub><em>i </em></sub>log<sub>10</sub><em>M</em><sub><em>0 </em></sub>, the coefficients <em>k</em><sub><em>i</em></sub>  and <em>z</em><sub><em>i</em></sub>  are controlled by the parameters of ratio <img style="width:121px;height:13px;" alt="" src="Edit_b558b6bb-ccbc-406e-9290-07341de3ff50.bmp" width="167" height="31" />(where <img style="width:45px;height:14px;" alt="" src="Edit_e0070134-c9d8-4413-8459-248cc21155f8.bmp" width="65" height="15" />;<em> f</em><sub><em>0 </em></sub>—corner frequency, Brune, 1970, 1971; <em>M</em><sub><em>0</em></sub>, N&#215;m). According to the new theoretical predictions common functional correlation of the advanced magnitudes <em>M</em><sub><em>m </em></sub><em>(m</em><sub><em>bm </em></sub><em>= m</em><sub><em>b </em></sub><em>, M</em><sub><em>Lm </em></sub><em>= M</em><sub><em>L </em></sub><em>, M</em><sub><em>Sm </em></sub><em>= M</em><sub><em>S </em></sub>) from <em>log</em><sub><em>10</em></sub><em>M</em><sub><em>0</em>,  </sub><em>log</em><sub><em>10</em></sub><em>t</em><sub><em>0  </em></sub>and the elastic properties (<em>C</em><sub><em>i</em></sub>) can be presented as <img style="width:144px;height:13px;" alt="" src="Edit_325958a0-40bf-4aa5-9e28-5f873b2e3ffc.bmp" width="250" height="19" />, where <img alt="" src="Edit_1e4dffba-81ec-4338-967c-38f2e2458811.bmp" width="75" height="8" />, and <img style="width:77px;height:8px;" alt="" src="Edit_7c80c39b-7297-4ecd-9bb5-e587e328d72e.bmp" width="86" height="7" />, for the averaged elastic properties of the Earth’s crust for thembmthe coefficients <em>C</em><sub><em>i</em></sub>= –11.30 and <em>d</em><sub><em>i </em></sub>= 1.0, for <em>M</em><sub><em>Lm</em></sub>: <em>C</em><sub><em>i </em></sub>= –14.12, <em>di </em>= 7/6; for <em>M</em><sub><em>Sm </em></sub><em>: C</em><sub><em>i</em></sub> = –16.95 and <em>d</em><sub><em>i </em></sub>= 4/3. For theTien Shan earthquakes (1960-2012 years) it was obtained that <img style="width:123px;height:12px;" alt="" src="Edit_d23a14ed-a16b-4684-946f-b2a85ff19008.bmp" width="223" height="21" />, and on the basis of the above expressions we received that <em>M</em><sub><em>Sm </em></sub>= 1.59<em>m</em><sub><em>bm </em></sub>– 3.06. According to the instrumental data the correlation <em>M</em><sub><em>s </em></sub>= 1.57<em>m</em><sub><em>b </em></sub>– 3.05 was determined. Some other examples of comparison of the calculated and observed magnitude - seismic moment ratios for earthquakes of California, the Kuril Islands, Japan, Sumatra and South America are presented.  
     
 
</html></p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Magnitude; Seismic Moment; Energy Class; Earthquakes; Frequency</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body><sec id="s1"><title>1. Introduction</title><p>In world practice, seismological research in assessing the scale of earthquakes magnitude scale of Gutenberg and Richter [1-3] is fundamental. In the countries of the former Soviet Union has been used scale independent energy class K<sub>R</sub>, defined as the logarithm of the seismic energy E<sub>R</sub>, highlighted by an earthquake, measured in joules (K<sub>R</sub> = log<sub>10</sub>E<sub>R</sub>, [4-6]).</p><p>For crustal earthquakes Tien Shan when considering the transition to magnitude scale was necessary to develop a self-consistent system of quantitative relationships that justify numerous empirical relationships bodywave magnitude m<sub>b</sub>, local magnitude on surface waves M<sub>L</sub>, surface wave magnitude for M<sub>S</sub> and K<sub>R</sub><sub> </sub>from seismic moment M<sub>0</sub> (N∙m), as the reference scale. In connection with the above purpose is to study the quantitative relationships m<sub>b</sub>, M<sub>L</sub>, M<sub>S</sub> and energy of seismic radiation E<sub>S</sub> c M<sub>0</sub> based on the following findings:</p><p>1) proportional magnitudes and the maximum amplitude of seismic vibrations [1-3];</p><p>2) the statistical dependencies of the average magnitude of displacement along the fault u [7-12] and u functional relationship with the seismic moment, the shear modulus μ and the gap area S [13-14];</p><p>3) functional relationship corner period <img src="3-2740030\1baa732e-7529-4938-b2c3-dfb6b70c7e46.jpg" /> with M<sub>0</sub>, the source radius r<sub>0</sub>, speed S—wave v<sub>S</sub> and static stress drop Δσ [15,16], as well as the similarity of the angular frequency f<sub>0</sub> with a fundamental frequency of the acoustic Debye [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref17">17</xref>] f<sub>D</sub>, depending on the amount of source and the elastic properties of the geophysical medium [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref18">18</xref>].</p><p>Our further quantitative construction is based on the following empirical relationship Gutenberg and Richter [3,12]:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80087"><label>(1)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\d605c712-74ea-4cd6-9192-c1ca78c0a24b.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80088"><label>(2)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\6ff00626-1404-4791-ad65-aa5b8b0b914a.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80089"><label>(3)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\6bfd1ce8-ae23-4dcb-a29b-8b907460de23.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>where E<sub>GR</sub>—seismic energy according to Getenberg and Richter, J; t<sub>0</sub>—fluctuations with a maximum duration of vibration speed А/Т in the near field (А—amplitude, Т— period), s.</p><p>Use the following generalization of Soviet seismologists, which were introduced scale energy class K<sub>R</sub> [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref5">5</xref>], the magnitude of surface waves M<sub>LH</sub> (IC device) and body waves m<sub>PV</sub> on device SCM [4,9]:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80090"><label>(4)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\4a7751d1-f050-435c-b08b-d7590d50a019.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80091"><label>(5)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\5086db21-352e-415f-9f71-94d762298424.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80092"><label>(6)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\fe3bcd0f-7d69-42b4-9adb-45a7498e1677.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80093"><label>(7)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\37ce7e71-4da3-45f4-9430-2545f1707d54.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>where E<sub>R</sub>—seismic energy according to [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref5">5</xref>], in J; K<sub>R</sub> = log<sub>10</sub>E<sub>R</sub>; t<sub>m</sub>—increase the maximum duration of the seismic intensity in the near field, in sec.</p><p>The basis of the theoretical constructs are the following functional relations [10,13,15,16,19]:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80094"><label>(8)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\7370dd06-7d5c-4cfa-ba30-9965f7030b3c.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80095"><label>(9)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\b04abbf1-233f-425f-a787-b1991727b14f.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80096"><label>(10)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\e0725871-a9ea-415a-84f2-07610ba07626.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80097"><label>(11)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\c168b814-c174-4c4c-b71a-59c2b69bf582.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>where r<sub>0</sub>—radius of the source, in м; ∆σ—static seismic stress drop, in Pа; t<sub>b</sub>—corner period, s; M<sub>W</sub>—moment magnitude; (E<sub>SK</sub>, in J; M<sub>0</sub>, in N∙m; u in m; v<sub>S</sub> in m/s); for the constructions made t<sub>0</sub> = t<sub>b</sub> = t<sub>m</sub>.</p><p>Many generalizations proved that for a wide range of changes log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub> or M<sub>W</sub> empirical correlations magnitude m<sub>b</sub>, M<sub>L</sub> and M<sub>S</sub> from M<sub>0 </sub>are non-linear, as in Equation (8), as a function of <img src="3-2740030\11be8ab0-cd29-4b6b-8ffd-858b7a94eae4.jpg" /> value of n varies from 3 to 6, and is increase Δσ [7,12,20-24].</p><p>However, for individual intervals M<sub>0</sub> or M<sub>W</sub> communication between magnitudes relationships and dependencies of the magnitude log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub> can be represented as linear relationships.</p></sec><sec id="s2"><title>2. Justification Relations Magnitude—Seismic Moment</title><p>Based on the original definition of magnitude on Richter [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref25">25</xref>], under which the numerical value of the earthquake magnitude is proportional to the logarithm of the maximum oscillation decimal в<sub>m</sub>, expressed in microns (10<sup>−6</sup>м), it is assumed that an upgraded body-wave magnitude m<sub>bm</sub> (equivalent m<sub>b</sub>, m<sub>PV</sub> ) is (considering doubling в<sub>m</sub> on the ground at the focus):</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80098"><label>(12)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\e1f78c0e-6fe5-4847-b9b1-64834e230a19.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>If <img src="3-2740030\baa13e35-aa18-43fe-bce5-91803146d519.jpg" /> in (8) on the basis Equations (9) and (10) and Equation (12) value m<sub>bm</sub> equal (M<sub>0</sub>, N∙m; t<sub>в</sub>, s; &#181;, Pa; v<sub>s</sub>, m/s):</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80099"><label>(13)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\256d7801-6de5-4289-bdc4-bca92945d1f7.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>where<img src="3-2740030\17f88a33-235d-4cf5-a985-aac5b013d209.jpg" />, value С<sub>1</sub> determines the springiness of the geophysical environment at m<sub>b</sub><sub>m</sub>.</p><p>Based on generalizations Christensen [26,27] for the crust taken: average density</p><p>ρ = 2830 kg/m<sup>3</sup>, v<sub>S</sub> = 3600 m/s and <img src="3-2740030\1ee706d7-ad1f-47cd-9ee4-84746a00157b.jpg" /> in what follows, these quantities ρ, v<sub>s</sub><sub> </sub>and μ taken as the standard.</p><p>When these elastic parameters of the geophysical medium expression Equation (13) is transformed to the following form:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80100"><label>(14)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\d3f47bf4-d18d-4269-95de-919f910014a0.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Seismic energy radiation E<sub>SK</sub> by Kanamori [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref19">19</xref>], based on Equations (8) and (9) and Equation (13) is:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80101"><label>(15)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\ed827209-b4fe-40f3-938d-4b2239348c92.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>where<img src="3-2740030\82a99157-78d3-4648-8d2b-ede2a16db9d3.jpg" />.</p><p>Taken for the elastic parameters and subject [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref19">19</xref>]. <img src="3-2740030\018d7553-2d00-4f90-9d61-53e1a295998a.jpg" />obtain: Δσ = 3.67 MPa and 36.7 bar and the expression Equation (8) can be rewritten in a simple form log<sub>10</sub>t<sub>0</sub> = 1/3log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub> – 5.43, then Equation (15) simplifies to:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80102"><label>(16)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\7ac0b214-e142-4b1e-9299-57d04bd4dc6f.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>On the basis of Equations (13)-(16), reflecting the functional relationship of E<sub>SK</sub> from M<sub>0</sub>, t<sub>0</sub>, m<sub>bm</sub> and μ at E<sub>GR</sub> = E<sub>SK</sub> introduced upgraded the magnitude of surface waves M<sub>Sm</sub> (equivalent of M<sub>S</sub>, M<sub>W</sub>), while maintaining that the formula Equation (1) Gutenberg and Richter [2,3], with Equation (9), Equations (15) and (16) will be:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80103"><label>(17)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\46f99f46-59ed-4c4d-a4e8-dbab9916e19c.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>where<img src="3-2740030\4f200845-1da5-4441-b2c1-41a160b380f1.jpg" />.</p><p>Taken for ρ and v<sub>S</sub> C<sub>S</sub> value in Equation (17) is equal to C<sub>S</sub> = –16.95, and for the special case of Δσ = 3.67 MPa = const and E<sub>SK</sub>/M<sub>0</sub> = 5 &#215; 10<sup>–5</sup> equality: M<sub>Sm</sub> = M<sub>W</sub>.</p><p>We also introduce a modernized local magnitude on surface waves M<sub>Lm</sub>—equivalent M<sub>L</sub> [18,28], functionally interconnected with log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub>, logt<sub>0</sub>, K<sub>SK</sub>, m<sub>bm</sub> and M<sub>Sm</sub>:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80104"><label>(18)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\23d6c26a-95eb-4c58-b938-b3518f4593ee.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>where C<sub>L</sub> = 0.5 (C<sub>1</sub> + C<sub>S</sub>): for standard values ρ and v<sub>S</sub> value C<sub>L</sub> is equal: C<sub>L</sub> = –14.12.</p><p>Accepted values for ρ and v<sub>S</sub> by Equation (8) and Equation (9) the following relationship:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80105"><label>(19)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\5f185133-de0b-4b1f-90a8-e14d1383e4e2.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>With the standard values ρ, v<sub>S</sub> and Δσ = 3.67 MPa, based on Equation (14) and Equation (17) we obtain the following theoretical relation:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80106"><label>(20)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\7a73c0b3-94f4-4e80-9c38-93761676739a.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>which is within the accuracy of the definitions of the same magnitude satisfactory empirical relation refined body wave magnitude <img src="3-2740030\9a737b09-00a5-4239-ab24-cd2e4f4eb26b.jpg" /> of M<sub>W</sub> for large earthquakes [19,29] (m<sub>b</sub> ≥ 6):</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80107"><label>(21)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\300292d3-153c-40ab-a794-8c339c83440b.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>which were used <img src="3-2740030\cc397bbc-4234-4315-820b-1915d57553e2.jpg" /> to calculate the true maximum oscillation amplitude A<sub>g</sub>, taken from seismograms;<img src="3-2740030\b2cf59b5-b02d-492a-afe3-1bf77c69fa01.jpg" />.</p><p>Here it should be emphasized that at a constant value of Δσ Equation (12) and Equation (14) the value of the maximum amplitude в<sub>m</sub> is proportional to <img src="3-2740030\6de2803e-a6d5-4272-af17-c9eb2a651c24.jpg" /> or <img src="3-2740030\b7d46d0d-27b3-4d40-bf6e-2eff5a9fee9f.jpg" />, that closely coincides with <img src="3-2740030\a1b3b293-0f55-406b-b61a-6cda51f42811.jpg" /> on [19,29].</p><p>In the sequel will be shown<img src="3-2740030\cd1c25b5-7e6d-4a9b-a89b-1d8ca2a80821.jpg" />.</p><p>Equation (20) agrees satisfactorily with other empirical relationship [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref9">9</xref>]</p><p>(m<sub>PV</sub> = m<sub>b</sub> + 0.18):</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80108"><label>(22)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\2a1332a6-6d53-450a-91e8-1df7d608779e.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>The above quantitative ratios indicate that between modernized magnitudes M<sub>m</sub> (m<sub>bm</sub>, M<sub>Lm</sub>, M<sub>Sm</sub>) and log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub> may exist linear functional relationship of the form:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80109"><label>(23)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\df5597d3-ac6b-4b3d-a6a8-1dfa85e9d141.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>in which the coefficients k<sub>i</sub> and z<sub>i</sub> at the control parameter a<sub>t</sub> and в<sub>t</sub> in the ratio:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80110"><label>(24)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\273694e8-5b4f-4397-b24c-68904d3ca7a9.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>where ∆σ = const = 3.67 МPa в<sub>t</sub> = 1/3 = const and a<sub>t</sub><sub> </sub>= –5.43, but for other cases в<sub>t</sub><sub> </sub>&#160;is not a constant.</p><p>In view of Equations (23) and (24) correlations Equations (14), (17) and Equation (18) for m<sub>bm</sub>, M<sub>Sm</sub> and M<sub>Lm</sub> (standard values ρ and v<sub>S</sub>) can be written as follows:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80111"><label>(25)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\6fd8c1cc-24e4-4f4f-b102-4969869c976b.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80112"><label>(26)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\25584b50-5430-44ed-9cf7-ae93c539aa40.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80113"><label>(27)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\e9920c0b-1774-43e5-892c-d5acaeb6f281.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>which provide a self-consistent system of semi empirical inter magnitude dependencies. For example, the dependence of m<sub>в</sub><sub>m</sub> from M<sub>Sm</sub> based on Equations (25) and (26) can be expressed as:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80114"><label>(28)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\a1d66f2a-8755-4a24-a6be-f86052b2e188.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>which is в<sub>t</sub> = 0.33 and a<sub>t</sub> = −5.43 ransformed into simple formula Equation (20).</p></sec><sec id="s3"><title>3. Discussion of Empirical and Theoretical Relations Magnitude—Seismic Moment</title><p>Local magnitude—seismic moment. Since the value of the local magnitude is directly related to the maximum oscillation amplitude of the surface waves and the first inter magnitude connections [2,3] have been developed for California earthquakes, relations M<sub>L</sub> –<img src="3-2740030\bbf89faf-7ecd-4a96-b291-406b97d26ed3.jpg" />consider according to Thatcher and Hanks [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref30">30</xref>] in this region (2 ≤ M<sub>L</sub> ≤ 6.8).</p><p>For this region, the authors have taken ρ = 2700 kg/m<sup>3</sup> and v<sub>S</sub> = 3200 m/s, and by (13) and (17) a constant values will be: С<sub>1</sub>= −11.09, С<sub>S</sub> = −16.5, С<sub>L</sub> = −13.72. With known ρ, v<sub>s</sub>, Δσ/2μ = 5 &#215; 10<sup>−5</sup> between log<sub>10</sub>t<sub>0</sub> and log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub> would expect the following relationship:<img src="3-2740030\6a2b71a9-0c45-418e-9265-2e334d5fc721.jpg" />, but the instrumental data obtained (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>, N—the number of data, r—correlation coefficient):</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80115"><label>(29)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\bc818e7c-279e-4ceb-a6de-4c08d3ad7df0.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>i.e. in accordance with (19) with increasing values of M<sub>0</sub>log<sub>10</sub>Δσ increases:</p><p><img src="3-2740030\3ec0a742-f7be-44eb-823f-1da2526608bf.jpg" />. Therefore, for the considered data characteristic dependence<img src="3-2740030\5829fa68-85a6-4f60-8e0f-e4a21f9c6052.jpg" />, said Nuttli [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref12">12</xref>] for mid-plate earthquakes.</p><p>If true theoretical Equations (13), (17) and (18), then</p><p>Equation (29) and the relationship between M<sub>Lm</sub> and log<sub>10</sub>t<sub>0</sub> is given by:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80116"><label>(30)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\5cd1c663-6717-4739-9a81-f0f58778264f.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>which is in good agreement with the expression (3) Gutenberg and Richter [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref2">2</xref>] and Equation (5) Soviet seismologists [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref31">31</xref>] which allows to consider t<sub>0</sub><sub> </sub>= t<sub>в</sub><sub> </sub>= t<sub>m</sub><sub>. </sub></p><p>In <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref> shows the correlation log<sub>10</sub>t<sub>0</sub> and M<sub>L</sub> according to Thatcher [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref30">30</xref>], which also shows the relationship Equation (3) and Equation (30). The presented data show that the semi-empirical formula Equation (30) is in good agreement with generalizations instrumental data (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>). It should also be noted that the M<sub>L</sub> = M<sub>Lm</sub> based on Equation (3) Gutenberg and Richter [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref2">2</xref>], and Equation (18) can be obtained</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80117"><label>(31)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\df7a250b-25df-4650-9507-d7eb8199a616.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>which is in satisfactory agreement with the expression (29).</p><p>In <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig3">Figure 3</xref> in the range of 0.5 ≤ M<sub>L</sub> ≤ 6.8 shows the correlation ratio M<sub>Lm</sub> of M<sub>L</sub> for Southern California earthquakes [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref30">30</xref>], South-West Germany [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref32">32</xref>] and Central Japan [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref33">33</xref>]. In calculations M<sub>Lm</sub> by Equation (18) for the earthquakes in these regions were considered elastic parameters of the geophysical medium according to these authors. The statistical data confirm the validity of our assumptions on the possible equality M<sub>L</sub> and M<sub>Lm</sub> (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig3">Figure 3</xref>).</p><p>From numerous publications on nonlinear relations log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub> – M<sub>L</sub> acceptability of new assumptions considered on the basis of Hasegawa [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref34">34</xref>] for earthquakes in Eastern Canada. In the range 0 &lt; M<sub>L</sub> ≤ 6.3 are two of the interval 0 &lt; M<sub>L</sub> ≤ 3.9 and 3.9 ≤ M<sub>L</sub> ≤ 6.3, which have different dependencies on log<sub>10</sub>t<sub>0</sub> of M<sub>L</sub> and log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub> from M<sub>L</sub> [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref34">34</xref>].</p><p>For the first group of small earthquakes characterized by the following relationship (10<sup>5 </sup>&lt; ∆σ &lt; 10<sup>6</sup> Pа):<img src="3-2740030\7e513005-71ec-4b03-8470-a1d3586563e9.jpg" />, but for another group (10<sup>6 </sup>≤ ∆σ &lt; 5 &#215; 10<sup>6</sup> Pа):<img src="3-2740030\dd37a80a-1f88-4435-a4cb-aa76b7541084.jpg" />.</p><p>On the basis of these empirical formulas for Equation (18) and Equation (24) with C<sub>L</sub> = −14.21 (ρ = 2800 kg/m<sup>3</sup> and v<sub>s</sub> = 3800 m/s) Figures 4 and 5 shows the calculated dependences of log<sub>10</sub>t<sub>0</sub> from M<sub>Lm</sub> and log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0 </sub>from M<sub>Lm</sub>, which in satisfactory agreement with the relations log<sub>10</sub>t<sub>0 </sub>− M<sub>L</sub> and log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub> − M<sub>L</sub> (Figures 4 and 5) by Hasegawa [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref34">34</xref>].</p><p>Finally, for the Southern California Earthquake Equation (18) and Equation (29) we can obtain the following relationship:<img src="3-2740030\d20a44c6-2ea7-425a-8cdd-5146fcda7f0c.jpg" />, which coincides with the ratio of [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref30">30</xref>]:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80118"><label>(32)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\a7b1074e-64ba-4695-a599-85132aad9d04.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>According to Equations (23) and (24) and Equation (27) if в<sub>t</sub> = 0.25 we get<img src="3-2740030\93e34777-84a5-48b5-8ad6-c413c7d69962.jpg" />, which indicates the acceptability of the proposed relations.</p><p>From Equation (32) it follows that b<sub>t</sub> = 0.25 in Equation (24) the values of M<sub>L</sub> and M<sub>Lm</sub> magnitude M<sub>W</sub> corresponds to Equation (11). Probably, the presence of the form Equation (29) between log<sub>10</sub>t<sub>0</sub> and log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub> explains equality M<sub>L</sub> = M<sub>W</sub> for earthquakes with M<sub>W</sub> ≤ 7.0 NorthWest Europe [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref35">35</xref>], New Zealand [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref36">36</xref>], western Canada [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref37">37</xref>] and about Taiwan [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref38">38</xref>].</p><sec id="s3_1"><title>3.1. Ratio m<sub>b</sub> − log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub>: Design and Data Tools</title><p>As in the case of search based M<sub>L</sub> − log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub>, for bodywave magnitude m<sub>b</sub> consider empirical relationships According to Zapolsky [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref31">31</xref>], Gutenberg [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref1">1</xref>], specifically examining the relationship between the energy of focal radiation and earthquake magnitude according to</p><p>the observations in the epicentral area, showed that the duration t<sub>0</sub>, determine the energy of the oscillations with the maximum intensity depends strongly on the magnitude and 2.5-fold increases with increasing magnitude of m<sub>b</sub> on unit [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref31">31</xref>].</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80119"><label>(33)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\fcecfb3c-894c-469e-9366-d043c2f3cf13.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>A little-known empirical formula Equation (32) Gutenberg [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref1">1</xref>] is a key for further generalizations of our constructions on relations m<sub>b</sub> − log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0,</sub> and m<sub>b</sub> − M<sub>S</sub><sub>. </sub>&#160;</p><p>On the basis of (13) and (29) with С<sub>1</sub> = −11.09, we can get:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80120"><label>(34)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\2e373be1-c9b5-4043-b1c5-57bdec4378b7.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Substitution <img src="3-2740030\773f7656-fbc8-489b-9754-389bb28d2163.jpg" /> in Equation (31) into (13) leads to the following formula:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80121"><label>(35)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\1e665dce-baa6-44b5-b0d5-024e88c1dbaf.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>which is in good agreement with (33) provided m<sub>b</sub><sub> </sub>= m<sub>bm</sub><sub>.</sub></p><p>Graphic expressions Equations (33)-(35) are shown in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig6">Figure 6</xref>, from which it can be assumed about the close convergence of these relations and the possible equality m<sub>b</sub> = m<sub>bm</sub> (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig6">Figure 6</xref>). At equality m<sub>b</sub><sub> </sub>= m<sub>b</sub>m—based Equations (13) and (33) for the standard ρ and v<sub>S</sub> can obtain the expression:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80122"><label>(36)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\dc523547-9819-47d1-ac44-87422e6ffe88.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>which is in good agreement with Equations (29) and (31), which may indicate the consistency of our constructions relating m<sub>b</sub><sub>,</sub> m<sub>bm</sub><sub>,</sub> M<sub>L</sub><sub>,</sub> M<sub>Lm</sub> and log<sub>10</sub>t<sub>0 </sub>with log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub> for earthquakes in California, despite the fact that the conclusions are based on statistical formulas in which the correlation coefficients are not equal to unity (r = 0.75 - 0.90)</p><p>If we use the Equation (36), on the basis of Equation (24) with в<sub>t</sub> = 0.22 and Equations (25) and (26) for the</p><p>standard values ρ and v<sub>S</sub>, M<sub>Sm</sub> dependence on m<sub>bm</sub> can be expressed as:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80123"><label>(37)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\0e181d46-6579-4a1e-8733-a3f14e61fbff.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>which almost corresponds to the classical formula Equation (2) Gutenberg and Richter (1956в) and for which the equality M<sub>Sm</sub> = m<sub>bm</sub> complied with M<sub>sm</sub> = 5.40, which coincides closely with generalizations Chen [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref7">7</xref>], Gusev [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref9">9</xref>], Nuttli [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref12">12</xref>] and Utsu [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref24">24</xref>].</p><p>In <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig7">Figure 7</xref> shows the correlation of log<sub>10</sub>t<sub>0</sub> from log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub> for earthquakes in the world (1981-1991) by the Catalogue Choy [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref39">39</xref>], for which the value of t<sub>0</sub> was taken from the Global CMT Catalogue. The ratio of log<sub>10</sub>t<sub>0</sub> from log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0 </sub>for these data is given by (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig7">Figure 7</xref>):</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80124"><label>(38)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\962dbd4b-a978-4feb-b961-0d1f76b6ef7c.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>for which the range 17 ≤ log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub> ≤ 21 value of log<sub>10</sub>Δσ by Equation (19) increases from 6.60 to 7.10.</p><p>Substituting (38) in (13) leads to (С<sub>1</sub> = –11.30):</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80125"><label>(39)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\b20011c7-18e8-462b-85f1-365119c9b5bf.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>which agrees closely with the empirical formula:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80126"><label>(40)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\4957a45a-de4f-494e-b24f-b9a1c30eefdb.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>shown on <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig8">Figure 8</xref>.</p><p>Equation (39) is in good agreement with the dependence on m<sub>b</sub> from log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub> for Sumatra island earthquake (φ = –10˚ + 10˚, λ = +90˚ + 100˚) for 1993-2012 (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig9">Figure 9</xref>).</p><p><xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref> shows a comparison of the magnitude <img src="3-2740030\a3303a8b-e63f-4beb-a99c-5fa3d1ae83f9.jpg" /> obtained by the true maximum amplitude [19,29,40] and the calculated value m<sub>bm</sub> (<xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref>) for a number of large earthquakes in 1960-1984. The presented data suggest that for most of the earthquakes characterized by the following inequality:<img src="3-2740030\8401d7cc-b67f-4d40-9346-8bb7d0228577.jpg" />.</p><p>When log<sub>10</sub>Δσ ≥ 7.1 value of <img src="3-2740030\246e8ac1-f8ee-4f2a-a5fd-19961bca5086.jpg" /> is close to the m<sub>bm</sub> same as for Great Chilean earthquake <img src="3-2740030\f6d8c04e-ee4b-47af-814e-ce2fbe6428c2.jpg" /> and m<sub>bm</sub> = 7.71, for Tangshan (1976) <img src="3-2740030\da9752bf-f7f0-4804-9911-7e61db65d4e5.jpg" />and m<sub>bm</sub><sub> </sub>= 6.92, Yanyuan (1976).<img src="3-2740030\62e8ecec-c528-4c4a-a6af-4c65082d0e76.jpg" />, m<sub>bm</sub> = 6.18, and if 6.36 ≤ log<sub>10</sub>∆σ &lt; 7.0 value of <img src="3-2740030\fed0eb32-5eea-46c6-ac06-e002db04dd80.jpg" /> more then m<sub>bm</sub> (<xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref>).</p><p><xref ref-type="table" rid="table2">Table 2</xref> presents a comparison of calculated m<sub>bm</sub> and <img src="3-2740030\d040a624-6d4b-4062-b23a-4d72287ebb2e.jpg" /> (21) for 80 major earthquakes of the world for 2000- 2012 for calculations m<sub>bm</sub>, <img src="3-2740030\3185b9e9-4c51-4980-871c-e5f03949e6f6.jpg" />and M<sub>Sm</sub> used data from Global CMT Catalogue (<xref ref-type="table" rid="table2">Table 2</xref>). When comparing log<sub>10</sub>Δσ from <xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref> to <xref ref-type="table" rid="table2">Table 2</xref> shows that with increasing log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub> from 19.15 to 22.72 for the 2000-2012 earthquakes log<sub>10</sub>Δσ value ranges from 6.75 - 7.58 with an average of 7.16, that is, much higher than for earthquakes 1960-1984 (Tables 1 and 2) and higher than the standard logΔσ = 6.56.</p><p>For such high values Δσ values m<sub>bm</sub> closely coincide with the design<img src="3-2740030\5ed93f87-4480-4e68-8345-c093647c6188.jpg" />, and for values M<sub>Sm</sub> characterized by inequality: M<sub>Sm</sub><sub> </sub>&gt; M<sub>W</sub> (<xref ref-type="table" rid="table2">Table 2</xref>) confirmed that conclusion is the relation m<sub>bm</sub> −<img src="3-2740030\2a450386-1f4b-493c-ab9f-a877a1833982.jpg" />—for earthquakes in Japan and the Kuril Islands (φ = 30˚ + 40˚, λ = 140˚ + 150˚) for the 1993-2012 shown in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>0.</p><p>Thus for large earthquakes 1960-1984 and 1993-2012 at logΔσ &gt; 7.1 m<sub>bm</sub> values coincide closely with the magnitude <img src="3-2740030\0bbc8199-2fac-4f14-9c24-1cd859981024.jpg" /> calculated from the true maximum amplitude (A<sub>g</sub>) of seismic vibrations, the magnitude of which is proportional to the seismic moment: <img src="3-2740030\bf14156d-c278-46a3-b6b3-59b6d146c23b.jpg" />to Houston [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref29">29</xref>] and Kanamori [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref19">19</xref>]. Consequently, the m<sub>bm</sub></p><p>value is proportional to the log<sub>10</sub>А<sub>g</sub>.</p><p>The ratio of M<sub>S</sub> – log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub>. In Mamyrov’s papers [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref18">18</xref>], [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref28">28</xref>] have shown that in the range of 16 ≤ log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub> &lt; 21.0 if log<sub>10</sub>Δσ ≤ 7.0 at the rated M<sub>Sm</sub> closely coincides with M<sub>S</sub> and M<sub>W</sub>, and for high Δσ ≥ 10<sup>7 </sup>Pa following inequality M<sub>Sm</sub> &gt; M<sub>S</sub>, as shown in <xref ref-type="table" rid="table2">Table 2</xref>.</p><p>In <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>1 shows the correlation of M<sub>S</sub> from log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub> for earthquakes of the world for 1981-1991 according to the Catalog Chou et al. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref39">39</xref>]:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80127"><label>(41)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\8e500482-bd5e-490f-8145-9544f40b53cc.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>which is in satisfactory agreement with the dependence <img src="3-2740030\9e4dc734-efcf-493b-93db-5d098998f62e.jpg" /> (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>1, dashed line), derived from Equations (38) and (26). These relations with M<sub>S</sub> = M<sub>Sm</sub> with log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub> are in good agreement with the generalization of Perez [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.35778-ref41">41</xref>] for crustal earthquakes of the world for the years 1950-1997: <img src="3-2740030\49beeba6-5d4d-4d70-affe-eb6b4e623ce5.jpg" />.</p><p>In <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>2 shows the correlation M<sub>S</sub> with log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub> (solid line) for the earthquakes in Japan and the Kuril Islands in 1993-2012:</p><p><img src="3-2740030\a938a983-07d3-4d97-bd5e-3b4904534d7c.jpg" />, here, we show the same relationship M<sub>Sm</sub> from log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub> (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>2, dashed line):</p><p><img src="3-2740030\d18e3eff-e690-4b37-b98c-1fc130ab4af9.jpg" />, obtained with (N = 521, r = 0.99):</p><table-wrap-group id="1"><label><xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref></label><caption><title> A comparison of the magnitude <img src="3-2740030\f4cd4a40-350b-4f33-8bcb-010b4da77759.jpg" /> (Houston, Kanamori, 1986; Zhuo, Kanamori, 1987) and settlement m<sub>bm</sub> for several major earthquakes of the world</title></caption></table-wrap-group><table-wrap-group id="2"><label><xref ref-type="table" rid="table2">Table 2</xref></label><caption><title> Comparison of calculated (m<sub>bm</sub>, M<sub>Sm</sub>) and instrumental (m<sub>b</sub>, M<sub>S</sub>, M<sub>W</sub>) for a number of magnitude large earthquakes of the world 2000-2012 years</title></caption></table-wrap-group><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80128"><label>(42)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\186bde00-63fa-43bb-9d40-434d334afa06.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>From the data that the value M<sub>Sm</sub> an average of 0.5 more than the M<sub>S</sub>, because according to the relation log<sub>10</sub>t<sub>0</sub> with log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub> (from 42) with growth log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub> from 16 to 22 on the basis of (19), the value increases from 7.19 logΔσ to 7.43 (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>2), and using equation (38) in the same size ranges of log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0 </sub>&#160;the value of log<sub>10</sub>∆σ increases from 6.5 to 7.10. It is likely that for most crustal earthquakes before 1993 was characterized by the above limits to growth log<sub>10</sub>∆σ &lt; 7.10.</p><p>Ratio m<sub>b </sub>– M<sub>S</sub> и m<sub>bm</sub><sub> </sub>– M<sub>Sm</sub>. In <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>3 shows the correlation ratio m<sub>b </sub>– M<sub>S</sub> for crustal earthquakes of the Kuril Islands and Japan for 1993-2011:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80129"><label>(43)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\c5676a8f-77c1-4baf-9861-b91b1e061e79.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>which is in good agreement with the expression:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80130"><label>(44)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\a356466b-368a-4deb-934b-f3eed85cd277.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>derived from (42) and (28) for в<sub>t</sub><sub> </sub>= 0.32 и a<sub>t</sub> = −5,43 (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>3).</p><p><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>4 shows the correlation ratio m<sub>b</sub> – M<sub>S</sub><sub> </sub>&#160;for crustal earthquakes in South America for the years 1993- 2012, (φ = −40˚ − 0˚, λ = −85˚ − 65˚) by Global CMT Catalogue:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80131"><label>(45)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\5e578d01-9150-41f5-a85f-5be5364ec1e1.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>for this region was obtained (N = 576, r = 0.99):</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80132"><label>(46)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\11b828ee-67fb-4d8c-b442-3c379ea50523.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>the substitution of which in (26), в<sub>t</sub> = 0.32 and a<sub>t</sub> = −5.48 leads to the formula</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80133"><label>(47)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\d11c909c-8d38-49bd-8f60-daf792f5fcbe.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Equations (43)-(46) are in good agreement with Equations (21) and (22).</p><p><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>5 shows the correlation log<sub>10</sub>t<sub>0</sub> of log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub> for earthquakes of the Tien Shan (φ = 38.5˚ − 45˚, λ = 63˚ − 96˚) for 1960-2012 in interval 13.0 ≤ log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub> ≤ 21.5 (N = 684, r = 0.85):</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80134"><label>(48)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\63a1b10d-2a50-4c51-aadf-91e20e7e643f.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>which closely coincides with Equations (29), (31) and (36) typical for earthquakes in California (Figures 1 and 15).</p><p>Therefore, we can expect that the relationship between magnitudes m<sub>b</sub> – M<sub>S</sub> for earthquakes of the two regions may be similar in this range of seismic moment. Indeed, the data in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>6 confirmed these assumptions and empirical relationship of M<sub>S</sub> from m<sub>b</sub> for Tien Shan’s earthquakes is expressed by the following relation (N = 1183, r = 0.95, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>6):</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80135"><label>(49)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\d6219848-b217-4490-adda-7b7d622846a2.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Calculated dependence of M<sub>Sm</sub> from m<sub>bm</sub> based on Equations (25), (26) and (47) for the elastic parameters of the standard as follows:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80136"><label>(50)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\1c55ef95-5f12-4a29-b93e-8f378c363cb1.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>which is in good agreement with Equations (2), (37) and (49).</p><p>Therefore, we have adopted model of the relationship of linear relations between M (m<sub>b</sub>, M<sub>L</sub>, M<sub>S</sub>) and log<sub>10</sub>t<sub>0</sub> with log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub> explains many existing empirical formulas. For a wide range 6 ≤ log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub> ≤ 23 changing log<sub>10</sub>t<sub>0</sub>, to a first approximation, can be described by a nonlinear dependence of (A<sub>0</sub> = log<sub>10</sub>M<sub>0</sub>):</p><disp-formula id="scirp.35778-formula80137"><label>(51)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="3-2740030\f3801ad5-513a-4158-ae2f-98500ce56b5b.jpg"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>in which the first two terms describes the linear growth log<sub>10</sub>t<sub>0</sub> in the range 6 ≤ A<sub>0</sub> ≤ 15. On the basis of Equations (25)-(27) and (51) in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>7 shows estimates nonlinear dependence m<sub>bm</sub>, M<sub>Lm</sub> and M<sub>Sm</sub> from M<sub>W</sub> to (11) for crustal earthquakes. From <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>7 shows that in the</p><p>interval 4 ≤ M<sub>W</sub> ≤ 6,5 numerical values of magnitudes m<sub>bm</sub> &#187; m<sub>b</sub>, M<sub>Lm</sub> &#187; M<sub>L</sub>, M<sub>Sm</sub> &#187; M<sub>S</sub> and M<sub>W</sub><sub> </sub>within the accuracy of these parameters are close. In accordance with Equations (19) and (51) in the interval 6.0 &lt; A ≤ 23.0 log<sub>10</sub>∆σ value increases from 1.75 to 7.53, and the most intense increase in this parameter is in the range 6.0 ≤ A<sub>0</sub> ≤ 15.0.</p></sec></sec><sec id="s4"><title>4. Conclusions</title><p>1) A broad range of local Richter magnitude M<sub>L</sub>, m<sub>b,</sub> and M<sub>S</sub> crustal earthquakes in different regions shows a possible functional relationship with the seismic moment magnitude, corner frequency, voltage and depressurized seismic elastic parameters of the geophysical environment. 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