1 Erratum to: Bull Earthquake Eng (2012) 10:1109–1131 DOI 10.1007/s10518-012-9353-z

We found mistakes in Figs. 4 and 5. In detail, the intensity value “VI MCS” that appeared in the inset of Fig. 4 and the legend/caption of Fig. 5 should be replaced by “VI/VI–VII MCS”.