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This is a comment on the paper “Hovsgol earthquake 5 December 2014, MW = 4.9 seismic and acoustic effects” by Dobrynina, A.A., Sankov, V.A., Tcydypova, L.R., German, V.I., Chechelnitsky, V.V., and Munkhuu U. (JOSE, 2018, 22, 377–389). The model of infrasonic wave generation from the Mw = 4.9 Hovsgol earthquake of 5 December 2014 suggested by Dobrynina et al. was based on an incorrect traveltime which led to an error in the location of the infrasound source and to misinterpretation of its type.
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We wish to thank N. Gileva (Geophysical Survey, Russian Academy of Sciences, Baikal Filial, Irkutsk) and V. Mordvinova (Institute of the Earth’s Crust, Irkutsk) who kindly offered earthquake data and useful advice.
The manuscript profited from valuable comments and suggestions by the anonymous reviewer. The study was carried out as part of Basic Research Program II.16, using equipment possessed by the Infrasonic Observatory of the Institute of Solar and Terrestrial Physics (Irkutsk).
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Sorokin, A.G., Klyuchevskii, A.V. Comment on “Hovsgol earthquake 5 December 2014, MW = 4.9: seismic and acoustic effects” by Anna A. Dobrynina, Vladimir A. Sankov, Larisa R. Tcydypova, Victor I. German, Vladimir V. Chechelnitsky, Ulzibat Munkhuu. J Seismol 24, 1291–1296 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10950-020-09945-0
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