APPENDIX B PARAMETRIC CATALOGUE OF EARTHQUAKES

B.1. Notes on Parametri Ta!"e The catalogue lists all selected earthquakes in our region from the beginning of instrumental recording in 18 8 to the end of 1 !" In general the focal #arameters are gi$en %ith a #recision that reflects the qualit& of their determination" These notes should be read carefull& before consulting the catalogue" B.1.1. Origin 'ollo%ing the date( the origin time of each e$ent is gi$en in )ni$ersal Time to an a##ro#riate #recision( in hours( minutes and seconds" 'or some earl& e$ents( #articularl& those determined from felt information onl&( the time is gi$en onl& to the nearest minute( hour or e$en da&" 'or man& recent earthquakes agencies re#ort origin times to a decimal of a second" These ha$e been rounded" An asterisk follo%ing the date signifies that the e$ent is a foreshock or aftershock" The e#icentre is gi$en in degrees of north latitude and %est longitude" *ost e#icentres are gi$en %ith a #recision of +"1,( but for better determined e$ents a #recision of +"+1, is gi$en" In the middle and earl& #eriods this is usuall& reser$ed for e#icentres that are e-ce#tionall& %ell determined b& closel& s#aced isoseismals" At the other e-treme( some #oorl& determined e#icentres are listed onl& to the nearest degree" No figures are gi$en that are not considered significant" A consequence of this is that #ositions gi$en in original sources as ., or /, are rounded to "0, or "8, res#ecti$el&" De#ths gi$en as close to the standard default $alue of 00 km( or for %hich there is no s#ecific information( are listed as n" If there is definite indication of u##er crustal or shallo%er de#th( the designation is s" )ns#ecified or #oorl& determined subcrustal and intermediate de#ths are gi$en as n+ and i, res#ecti$el&1 s usuall& signifies a de#th less than 12 km( n+ a de#th bet%een 3! and 2+ km( and i one of more than 2+ km" 4tandard default de#ths 5such as "+16 or 2 km used b& I447 are rounded to the nearest ! or 1+ km" De#ths found b& modern com#uter relocations to be greater than normal ma& be gi$en to the nearest kilometre( as determined" B.1.#. Agency 8hen origin determinations are a$ailable from more than one agenc&( the choice is generall& made in the follo%ing order of #reference9 1" A*" 8ell determined macroseismic location carried out b& us :" A6" ;ood instrumental relocation b& us 0" Am" <ess %ell determined macroseismic location b& us 3" Ar" 6elocated b& us( using combined instrumental and felt data( or #oor instrumental data !" 6elocations made in s#ecial studies9 A=" Achar&a( 1 2! =" =amacho( 1 1 D" De%e& and Algermissen( 1 >3 E" Engdahl( $an der ?ilst and Buland( 1 8 ;" ;utenberg( 1 !81 ;utenberg and 6ichter( 1 !2 ;D" ;@endel( 1 82 A" Aelleher( 4&kes and Bli$er( 1 >0 *" *olnar and 4&kes( 1 2 *6" *artineC( 1 >8 4" 4&kes and E%ing( 1 2! 8" 8&session( Bkal and *iller( 1 1 2" <ocations made b& national and international agencies9 B" B=I4D4trasbourg I" BAA4DI44DI4=

E" Eesuit 4eismological Association BT" Btta%a( =anada 4E" 4an EosF( =osta 6ica T" Tacuba&a( *e-ico )" )4=;4D)4;4DNEI= B.1.$. Size 'our columns gi$e information relating to the earthquakeGs siCe" Ms )nbracketed $alues gi$e the surfaceH%a$e magnitude determined b& us( using the Prague formula as described in the te-t" The $alue is follo%ed b& the number of station readings used in the determination" Ialues gi$en in brackets are determinations made b& other agencies" mB/mb In the earl& #art of the catalogue this is generall& the bod& H%a$e magnitude mB( from longH or mediumH#eriod instruments( determined b& us and follo%ed b& the number of stations used" 8hen the $alue gi$en is bracketed %e ha$e ado#ted it from another agenc&" 'or the later #eriod most of the magnitudes from other agencies( and #articularl& those determined b& NEI=( %ill be mb from shortH#eriod instruments"" M*/log Mo 'or the earl& #eriod u# to 1 1>( this column gi$es an equi$alent Ms determined from *ilne seismogra#hs( follo%ed b& the number of stations used" 'or the #eriod after 1 >2( %e list the logarithm of the seismic moment in ne%tonHmetres( usuall& taken from #ublications of ?ar$ard )ni$ersit& or bulletins of the )4 ;eological 4ur$e&" N This column lists the number of station obser$ations re#orted to the main agenc&" Not all these are necessaril& used in location" If no other information on siCe is a$ailable( this number ma& be used to gi$e a rough estimate of com#arati$e siCe of e$ents in the same time #eriod" B.1.%. Other Information In the Felt column roman numerals gi$e the highest re#orted *4A intensit&( %here this is or more" F denotes felt re#orts of uns#ecified intensit&( or a re#orted intensit& of I or less" ! denotes damage re#orted( but no s#ecified intensit&" T%oHletter abbre$iations in the column "eg indicate the region b& gi$ing the countr& closest to the e#icentre" These are for a guide onl&( and minor inconsistencies ma& occur %hen earthquakes are in a border region or offshore" BJ BeliCe =6 =osta 6ica E4 El 4al$ador ;) ;uatemala ?B ?onduras *X *e-ico NI Nicaragua PA Panama 8e list other agencies %hose solutions %e ha$e considered( but not necessaril& all other agencies that ha$e #ublished solutions" Notes signifies an entr& in the detailed =ase ?istories in A##endi- 1( ts the re#ort of a tsunami( and #olc an association %ith $olcanism" The final column gi$es the felt radii in kilometres %here these can be determined for s#ecific *4A intensities"