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Ground motion prediction equations derived from the Italian strong motion database

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We present a set of ground motion prediction equations (GMPEs) derived for the geometrical mean of the horizontal components and the vertical, considering the latest release of the strong motion database for Italy. The regressions are performed over the magnitude range 4–6.9 and considering distances up to 200 km. The equations are derived for peak ground acceleration (PGA), peak ground velocity (PGV) and 5%-damped spectral acceleration at periods between 0.04 and 2 s. The total standard deviation (sigma) varies between 0.34 and 0.38 log10 unit, confirming the large variability of ground shaking parameters when regional data sets containing small to moderate magnitude events (M < 6) are used. The between-stations variability provides the largest values for periods shorter than 0.2 s while, for longer periods, the between-events and between-stations distributions of error provide similar contribution to the total variability.

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  1. Deutsches Geo Forschungs Zentrum GFZ, Centre for Disaster Managment (CEDIM), Telegrafenberg, 14473, Potsdam, Germany

    D. Bindi

  2. Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Milano-Pavia, via Bassini 15, 20133, Milan, Italy

    D. Bindi, F. Pacor, L. Luzi, R. Puglia, M. Massa & G. Ameri

  3. Dipartimento di Ingegneria Strutturale, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32, 20133, Milan, Italy

    R. Paolucci

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Bindi, D., Pacor, F., Luzi, L. et al. Ground motion prediction equations derived from the Italian strong motion database. Bull Earthquake Eng 9, 1899–1920 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-011-9313-z

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