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The number of earthquakes ΔMn(M) with magnitude in the range between M and M+ΔM satisfy the empirical lawlog n(M)=a–bM where a and b are parameters which depend on the seismic region. This paper introduces the first mechanical model to explain the empirical law and introduces a physical meaning to the parameters a and b.
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Caputo, M. Properties of earthquakes statistics. Annali di Matematica 111, 185–193 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02411818
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02411818