SITE EFFECT ON EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTION DURING THE 2007 NOTO HANTO EARTHQUAKE

Abstract

In order to investigate the relationship of the strong ground motion and the damage of soils and houses, the distribution of earthquake ground motion during The Noto Hanto Earthquake in 2007 (MJ=6.9) was evaluated from the observation records taking account of amplification factors of shallow soil deposits. In addition, in order to clarify the site effect during the Noto Hanto Earthquake, strong motion records of several events at two near observation sites were compared for each area. It is found that site amplification and nonlinear characteristic is very important.