سانچہ:M/دستاویز
- For the "small letter m with dot below" please use the HTML encoding "&7747;", or the Unicode "1E43" code.
Given a valid code (see table), outputs an earthquake magnitude scale label, either the generic M, or a subtype (such as Mw or mbLg ), conformable with the labels most commonly used by the major seismological authorities. The article is automatically added to a tracking category. Optionally adds a value or relation, identifies a source, or links to explanatory text at Seismic magnitude scales.
Usage
ترمیم{{ M | <code*> | <value or relation> | src = <source> | link=y }}
A valid code is required (see table), other parameters are optional.
Examples
ترمیمLabel only:
{{M|w}}
→ Mw
With a value or range:
Label wikilinked to explanatory text (useful for first mention):
{{M|t|link=y}}
→ Tsunami mag. scale{{M|b|5.2|link=y}}
→ Body-wave mag.5.2
To show that a magnitude is from a particular catalog or source use |src=
:
- (Note: this is not suitable for purposes of ویکیپیڈیا:تصدیقیت.)
Typical use in article text, with in-line citation:
- The 1964 Alaska earthquake, magnitude {{M|w|6.7|src=NEIC}}<ref>{{short-isc|EHB|869809}}.</ref> ....
There are multiple magnitude scales. To maintain accuracy and avoid error please use the proper code (see below). If you are uncertain use the special maintenance code "?", which flags this instance for further attention:
{{M|?}}
→ Unknown mag. scale
The special code "mag" produces a suitably wikilinked caption for use in tables:
Important note: Please do NOT specify a magnitude as "Richter scale" just because a newspaper or other popular media says "Richter". That is usually incorrect. Earthquake magnitudes reported by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and other seismological authorities now generally use the moment magnitude scale for magnitudes greater than 4.0. While most newspapers and other popular media refer to this as the "Richter" magnitude, that is not correct. ریکٹر اسکیل, explicitly denoted with the symbol "ML" or "ML" (where "L" indicates "Local"), was developed for measuring the magnitude of earthquakes in the vicinity of southern California. While the "Richter" and moment magnitude scales are similar, they do differ, particularly for larger earthquakes.
In general: where any source specifies magnitude on a scale other than "Richter", or uses "M" (or "m") with one or more other letters (such as ML, Mw, Ms, or mb), that can be relied on; use the table below to match the label and determine the proper code.
Where a newspaper or other popular media refers to the scale or magnitude of a recent earthquake as "Richter" it is probably the popular mis-identification of the moment magnitude scale. Best practice is to check with an authoritative source, such as the USGS or the International Seismic Centre (see below). USGS policy is that magnitudes in press releases, indicated as "M" without any additional characters, are implicitly moment magnitude. But: do not use the "w" code if the source does not actually say "Mw" or "moment magnitude scale". If you have a strong basis for believing moment magnitude is meant – e.g., because it is a USGS press release – use the "dot" code to indicate an implicit Mw. E.g.: {{M|.|5.7}}
→ M5.7; {{M|.|link=}}
→ Moment mag. scale.
If you are not sure of the scale, use {{M|?}}
.
Data sources
ترمیمNewspapers and other mass media are not reliable sources for earthquake magnitudes. It is preferable that earthquake magnitudes always be obtained from authoritative sources, such as the following.
- The ANSS (Advanced National Seismic System) Composite Catalog, commonly known as "ComCat" is a near-realtime repository of earthquake information from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) and various regional data centers, with additional data from seismic networks around the world. Event pages for significant events generally have an executive summary, a tectonic overview, past earthquake history of that area, ShakeMaps, and other material. ComCat can be accessed in several ways:
- Latest Earthquakes. In most cases there is an initial report within 10 to 30 minutes of all magnitude 5.0+ earthquakes globally, and magnitude 4.0+ earthquakes within the contiguous U.S. Note that the magnitudes and locations in the initial reports are only first-order approximations, which get revised in the following hours, days, and months.
- Significant Earthquakes archive: a chronological listing of events since 1900.
- All of these access methods link to event pages in the ANSS/ComCat catalog, which can be cited using {{short-anss}} and {{cite_anss}}.
- The ISC (International Seismological Centre) is the final and authoritative archive of global earthquake data. Services include:
- The On-Line Bulletin (IRIS mirror) incorporates several catalogs (databases). There are catalog-specific search functions for finding events constrained by date period, magnitude range, or region (by latitude and longitude, or Flinn-Engdahl regions). Data may be revised years later as more data is obtained or processes refined. This is the most complete, most authoritative, and preferred source for earthquake magnitudes and epicenters.
- Event Bibliography (IRIS mirror) of scientific articles for notable events, indexed chronologically. (Useful for finding ISC event id.)
- The ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue: Definitive magnitudes for selected earthquakes since 1900. (Source id: GEM.)
Earthquake magnitudes are given on different scales because they measure different aspects of the event. Estimates of magnitude may differ between networks and across time because of differences or changes in how the seismograms are read and the data processed. For details see the NMSOP-2 documentation (below).
Table of codes
ترمیمThese are the most commonly found scales of earthquake magnitude. Any scale not found in this table is mostly likely one of the following:
- An intensity scale. See Seismic intensity scales for explanation. This template does not cover intensity scales.
- A regional (or "local") scale used by some particular seismic network (or country). In general it is preferable to use one of the better known scales from the table. Exceptions are for historical reports; you will need to explicitly format as appropriate. If the scale has been properly calibrated (see MNSOP-2, Chapter 3, §3.2.4.3, p. 65) then "L" may be appropriate, along with the
|src=
parameter. - A technical scale. While these might come up in an article related to seismology, they are not appropriate for general description of earthquakes. If needed, please format appropriately. On first use be sure to add a footnote explaining the scale.
Be careful to distinguish upper- and lower-case "M/m", "B/b", "L/l", and "I/i". Other than that case is generally not significant, nor italicization or subscripting.
The following examples are representative, even comprehensive, but not complete.
As seen in sources | WP | Code | Mag. scale | Cat. | # | Comments | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IASPEI | NMSOP | USGS | ISC | BSSA | |||||||
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Unknown mag. scale | ? | Unspecified | M_? | 0 | WP: scale is unspecified or indeterminate. | |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Scale/mag. questioned | ?? | Needs verification | M_?? | 0 | WP: the scale and/or magnitude needs verification. | |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Richter mag. scale | R? | Dubious "Richter" | M_R? | 0 | WP: "Richter" scale is asserted, but dubious. | |
UK | → | Unknown mag. scale | uk | Unknown | M_uk | 0 | Source says "unknown" scale. Might be 1954 MGR mag. See here. | ||||
ML | Ml | ML | ML | ML | → | 'Local' mag. scale | l | ریکٹر اسکیل | M_L | 0 | §4.1 "Local" to Southern Calif. Adapted for other regions, but not necessarily comparable. |
MJMA | Mj | MJMA | → | JMA mag. | jma | JMA "Local" mag. | M_jma | 0 | §3.2.4.7 Japanese Meteorological Agency. Also MJ, but not Mw(JMA). | ||
M0 | → | Seismic moment | 0 | seismic moment | M_0 | 0 | "M zero". A physical value, basis of Mw. In Newton-meters or dyne-centimeters | ||||
M | M | → | Moment mag. scale | . | moment mag. | M_w. | 0 | dot: implicit Mw. | |||
Mw | Mw | Mw | → | Moment mag. scale | w | moment mag. | M_w | 0 | §4.7 Generally preferred when available. Use only if "w" is present. | ||
Mwb | → | Mw mag. from body-waves | wb | M_wb | 0 | Mw calculated from body-waves | |||||
Mwc | → | Mw mag. from centroid | wc | M_wc | 0 | Mw from centroid moment | |||||
Mww | → | Mw mag. from W-phase | ww | M_ww | 0 | Mw from W-phase centroid | |||||
Mwr | → | Mw mag. at regional distance | wr | M_wr | 0 | Mw at regional distance | |||||
Mwp | → | Mw mag. from P-waves | wp | M_wp | 0 | Mw from broadband P-waves §3.2.8.2 | |||||
Mwpd | → | Mw mag. from P-wave duration | wpd | M_wpd | 0 | Mwp w/ duration §3.2.8.3 | |||||
Mi | → | Mw mag. from P-waves | i | M_i | 0 | Only if lower-case "i"! USGS synonym for Mwp? | |||||
mb | mb | mb | Mb | mb | → | Body-wave mag. | b | body-wave, short-period | M_b | 0 | §4.3 Case sensitive: use "b" |
mB | mB | -- | M | Mb(BB) | → | Body-wave mag. | B | body-wave, broadband | M_B | 0 | §4.2 Case sensitive: use "B" |
mB_BB | mB | -- | M | Mb(BB) | → | Body-wave mag. | bbb | body-wave, broadband | M_Bbb | 0 | §4.2 |
mb_Lg | mbLg | mb_Lg, MLg | mb(Lg) | → | Lg-wave mag. | blg | mb from Lg wave | M_bLg | 0 | §3.2.4.4; §4.6 North America east of the سلسلہ کوہ راکی, and other cratons | |
Mn | MN | → | Nuttli (mbLg) mag. | n | Nuttli (1973) | M_N | 0 | §3.2.4.4; §4.6 Same as mbLg | |||
mBc | → | Cumulative body-wave mag. | bc | Cumulative body-wave | M_Bc | 0 | §3.2.8.1 | ||||
MS | → | Surface-wave mag. | s | surface wave | M_s | 0 | §4.4 Generic | ||||
Ms_20 | Ms | Ms | Ms | Ms(20) | → | Surface-wave mag. | s20 | surface-wave 20s | M_s20 | 0 | §4.4 Short period (20 sec.) surface waves |
Ms_BB | Ms | -- | Ms | Ms(BB) | → | Surface-wave mag. | sbb | broadband surface wave | M_sbb | 0 | §4.5 |
Surface-wave vertical mag. | z | surface wave, vertical | M_z | 0 | Used before measuring the vertical phase became standard. | ||||||
MS7 | → | Chinese surface-wave mag. | s7 | surface wave | M_s7 | 0 | On Chinese seismograph | ||||
MSn | → | Nuttli surface-wave mag. | sn | surface wave | M_sn | 0 | 1-second period per Nuttli (1983) | ||||
MGR | MGR | → | 1954 Gutenberg-Richter mag. | gr | Gutenberg-Richter | M_gr | 0 | 1954 G-R version of Ms. Includes MPAS ("Pasadena") | |||
MR | → | Rothe Ms mag. | r | Rothe | M_r | 0 | Not "Richter"! Ms per Rothe 1969 | ||||
MLH | → | Russian ML scale | lh | Russian Ms | M_LH | 0 | Parts of Russia (Obninsk) | ||||
Mc | Mc | → | Coda length mag. | c | coda length | M_c | 0 | §3.2.4.5 | |||
Md | MD | MD | → | Duration mag. | d | دورانیہ زلزلہ پیما | M_d | 0 | §3.2.4.5 Many variants. Not JMA displacement mag. | ||
Tsunami mag. scale | t | tsunami mag. | M_t | 0 | §3.2.6.7 Used by PTWC | ||||||
Mm | → | mantle mag. scale | m | mantle mag. | M_m | 0 | §3.2.8.5 Used by PTWC | ||||
Energy mag. scale | e | energy mag. | M_e | 0 | §3.2.7.2 | ||||||
K | – | – | K-class | K | 0 | See Energy class. Use Template:K | |||||
M(K) | → | K-class mag. scale | k | K-class mag. | M_K | 0 | Mag. calculated from "energy class" K | ||||
Macroseismic est. mag. | ms | macroseismic | M_ms | 0 | §3.2.6.6 Generic mag. estimated from macroseismic effects | ||||||
FA | Mfa | → | Felt-area est. mag. | fa | mb from felt-area | M_fa | 0 | Est. from extent of felt-area. Multiple methods. | |||
MLa | → | Felt-area est. mag. | la | ML from felt-area | M_la | 0 | ML est. from intensity reports; for Calif. and Hawaii | ||||
MI | → | Mw mag. est. from intensity | I | ML from intensity | M_I | 0 | Only if upper-case "I"! Est. from epicentral intensity. |
Examples of use are from the International Association of Earth Physics and Interior (IASPEI), the first edition of the New Manual of Seismological Practice (NMSOP)(the second edition follows the IASPEI), the United States Geological Survey (USGS) National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC), the International Seismological Centre (ISC), and the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (BSSA), as summarized in table 3 of the IASPEI/MNSOP-2 Information Sheet 3.3. Additional magnitude scales from Chapter 3 of MNSOP-2, ISC documentation, the USGS, and a review of the literature. Section numbers under "Comments" are for either Chapter 3, or Information Sheet 3.3
The nomenclature style implemented here is adapted from IASPEI/MNSOP-2 Information Sheet 3.3. This style differs from IASPEI style mainly in using subscripts rather than underscores, and from BSSA style mainly in not using parentheses.
"Cat.": the Categories for tracking use of these various scales. "#" is the number of pages in that category (when last checked).
Principal references on usage are:
- P. Bormann، مدیر (2012)، New Manual of Seismological Observatory Practice 2 (NMSOP-2)، Potsdam: IASPEI/GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences، doi:10.2312/GFZ.NMSOP-2.
- P. Bormann، J. W. Dewey (2014)، "Information Sheet 3.3: The new IASPEI standards for determining magnitudes from digital data and their relation to classical magnitudes." (PDF)، $1 میں Bormann، New Manual of Seismological Observatory Practice 2 (NMSOP-2)، doi:10.2312/GFZ.NMSOP-2_IS_3.3.
These sources also have extensive discussion and references on the derivation and comparison of the various scales.
See also
ترمیم- زمرہ:Articles using templated earthquake magnitude scale
- Seismic magnitude scales. Brief descriptions of the most common magnitude scales.
- Template:Cite anss For citing data from the USGS-ANSS Comprehensive Catalog.
- Template:Short-anss In-line short-cite.
- Template:Cite isc For citing data from the International Seismological Centre.
- Template:Short-isc In-line short-cite.