Description Usage Arguments Details Value References See Also Examples
Estimate the β-value (i.e. slope) of the Gutenberg-Richter model (Gutenberg and Richter, 1944) by using the maximum likelihood estimation method (Aki, 1965).
1 | beta.mle(m, mc, mbin = 0.1)
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m |
a numeric vector of earthquake magnitudes |
mc |
the completeness magnitude value |
mbin |
the magnitude binning value (if not provided, |
Note that β = b log(10).
The numeric value of β.
Aki, K. (1965), Maximum likelihood estimate of b in the formula log N = a - bM and its confidence limits, Bull. Earthquake Res. Inst. Univ. Tokyo, 43, 237-239
Gutenberg, B., Richter, C.F. (1944), Frequency of earthquakes in California, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 34, 184-188
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