Earthquake Nowcasting: Retrospective Testing in Greece
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Data and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Serial Number | EQ Name | EQ Date | Lat, N | Long, E | (USGS) | ML(NOA) | EPS (%) |
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1 | WNW-of-Kissamos | 27 November 2019 | 35.7 | 23.2 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 81.4 |
2 | Off-shore Southern Crete | 2 May 2020 | 34.2 | 25.7 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 97.9 |
3 | Samos | 30 October 2020 | 37.9 | 26.8 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 71.7 |
4 | Tyrnavos | 3 March 2021 | 39.8 | 22.2 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 98.5 |
5 | Arkalohorion Crete | 27 September 2021 | 35.2 | 25.3 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 62.0 |
6 | Sitia Crete | 12 October 2021 | 35.2 | 26.2 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 34.3 |
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Chouliaras, G.; Skordas, E.S.; Sarlis, N.V. Earthquake Nowcasting: Retrospective Testing in Greece. Entropy 2023, 25, 379. https://doi.org/10.3390/e25020379
Chouliaras G, Skordas ES, Sarlis NV. Earthquake Nowcasting: Retrospective Testing in Greece. Entropy. 2023; 25(2):379. https://doi.org/10.3390/e25020379
Chicago/Turabian StyleChouliaras, Gerasimos, Efthimios S. Skordas, and Nicholas V. Sarlis. 2023. "Earthquake Nowcasting: Retrospective Testing in Greece" Entropy 25, no. 2: 379. https://doi.org/10.3390/e25020379
APA StyleChouliaras, G., Skordas, E. S., & Sarlis, N. V. (2023). Earthquake Nowcasting: Retrospective Testing in Greece. Entropy, 25(2), 379. https://doi.org/10.3390/e25020379