1987 Superstition Hills-02, Parachute Test Site



Plots of original ground motion, extracted pulse, and residual ground motion:

Map of epicenter, rupture extent and station location:


Ground motion information:

NGA Record Sequence Number 723

Magnitude = 6.5
Closest Distance = 1 km
Hypocentral Distance = 18.35 km
Vs30 = 349 m/s
Mechanism = Strike slip

Tp = 2.39 s
PGV = 143.9 cm/s

Orientation of strongest pulse, relative to north = 242 degrees
Orientation of strongest pulse, relative to fault parallel = 65 degrees
Pulse in fault normal direction = 1
Pulse due to directivity = 1


Comments:

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Directivity parameters:


X = 0.8
s = 15.96 km
θ = 3.4

Y = 0.75
d = 9 km
φ = 6

IDP = 2.4
Rowshandel parameter = 0.45


Notes:



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