A new calculation method is proposed for a real-time seismic intensity indicator (
Ir), whose concept is similarly to the JMA seismic intensity (
IJMA)defined by Japan Meteorological Agency. With the increasing requirements of earthquake early warning (EEW) system, it is much more obvious that
IJMA has a real-time delay since the
IJMA needs a filtering operation in frequency domain. In order to improve the real-time calculation suitable for the EEW system, a new real-time seismic intensity indicator,
Ir (real-time seismic intensity), is defined by using an approximating filter in time domain instead of the original filter in frequency domain. This indicator,
Ir,can be calculated as a time series on real-time and its maximum value,
Ia (approximate seismic intensity), corresponds to an approximate value of
IJMA. The relationships between
IJMA and
Ia value are examined by means of using a large number of strong motion records. Results show that
Ia value estimates
IJMA with reasonable accuracy in wide intensity ranges. For a small computing system like a strong-motion seismograph, it is easier to process
Ir than processing
IJMA. Therefore,
Ir is suitable for using in an EEW system based on the concept of JMA seismic intensity.
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