Abstract
By using the most recent version (1900-2007) of the Centennial Earthquake Catalog, we examine the properties of the global seismicity. Natural time analysis reveals that the fluctuations of the order parameter κ1 of seismicity exhibit for at least three orders of magnitude a characteristic feature similar to that of the order parameter for other equilibrium or non-equilibrium critical systems-including self-organized critical systems. Moreover, we find non-trivial magnitude correlations for earthquakes of magnitude greater than or equal to 7.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 023123 |
Journal | Chaos |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 9 May 2012 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |