Unveiling Temporal Cyclicities in Seismic b-Values and Major Earthquake Events in Japan by Local Singularity Analysis and Wavelet Methods
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Data and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Time Series Analysis of Earthquake Frequency
4.2. Time Series Analysis of Earthquake Frequency-Magnitude Relationship (b-Values)
4.3. Analysis of Major Earthquake Temporal Characteristics
5. Conclusions and Remarks
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Li, S.; Zhou, Y.; Cheng, Q. Unveiling Temporal Cyclicities in Seismic b-Values and Major Earthquake Events in Japan by Local Singularity Analysis and Wavelet Methods. Fractal Fract. 2024, 8, 359. https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract8060359
Li S, Zhou Y, Cheng Q. Unveiling Temporal Cyclicities in Seismic b-Values and Major Earthquake Events in Japan by Local Singularity Analysis and Wavelet Methods. Fractal and Fractional. 2024; 8(6):359. https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract8060359
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Siyuan, Yuanzhi Zhou, and Qiuming Cheng. 2024. "Unveiling Temporal Cyclicities in Seismic b-Values and Major Earthquake Events in Japan by Local Singularity Analysis and Wavelet Methods" Fractal and Fractional 8, no. 6: 359. https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract8060359
APA StyleLi, S., Zhou, Y., & Cheng, Q. (2024). Unveiling Temporal Cyclicities in Seismic b-Values and Major Earthquake Events in Japan by Local Singularity Analysis and Wavelet Methods. Fractal and Fractional, 8(6), 359. https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract8060359