Is the alternative method for finding Richter Scale good to use for shorter distances?

[Pikaman]

Pretty much is this calculation legit?

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Armorchompy said they weren’t sure about the formula working at short ranges so I wanted to make sure all is ok with that. Also do you guys have any suggestions on how to improve the low ends? (If the mid and high ends cannot be used) They seem a little too low

 

[Pikaman]

My main issue with the low ends is it seems deflated as it uses the population density of a city for a small town, which obviously will lead to the town appearing very small. If I could find a town of similar population and take its size, or even better find a historical account on the area of Salem back during the Witch Trials, I feel it would give a more accurate number

 

[Aguywhodoesthings]

My main issue with the low ends is it seems deflated as it uses the population density of a city for a small town, which obviously will lead to the town appearing very small. If I could find a town of similar population and take its size, or even better find a historical account on the area of Salem back during the Witch Trials, I feel it would give a more accurate number

Yeah i agree the current method is odd, the other two sound much better

Also i think the formula should be fine for those ranges

 

[Pikaman]

The English Parish of Great Barford has a population of 1,930 and an area of 11.505212808883 square kilometres, should I use that for the low ends instead?

 

[KLOL506]

DT said it'd need to be over a large enough area, like hundreds of meters or so.

Peak ground acceleration could work (For the mass of the object you're shaking, classic KE calc) but unfortunately that requires a shit-ton of factors that might be missing from the picture like frequency, adequate measurements of the objects etc.

 

[Pikaman]

DT said it'd need to be over a large enough area, like hundreds of meters or so.

Peak ground acceleration could work (For the mass of the object you're shaking, classic KE calc) but unfortunately that requires a shit-ton of factors that might be missing from the picture like frequency, adequate measurements of the objects etc.

The lowest number used is around 554 metres, so the formula should be good to go for all ends

 

[Pikaman]

I wanted to ask for mid and high ends do you believe I should use a circle and find radius and diameter there as well? Or should I stick to just a line through actual Salem

 

[KLOL506]

The lowest number used is around 554 metres, so the formula should be good to go for all ends

I used an example of around 100 meters here and DT said it was fine so uh...

 

[Pikaman]

Yeah they say over 150m is good and the earthquake extends well over that even with a heavily deflated and soon to be updated end

The English Parish of Great Barford has a population of 1,930 and an area of 11.505212808883 square kilometres, should I use that for the low ends instead?

I wanted to ask for mid and high ends do you believe I should use a circle and find radius and diameter there as well? Or should I stick to just a line through actual Salem

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[Pikaman]

I have updated the low ends to make them more feasible

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