Macroseismic effects related to strong ground motion: a study of the South Iceland earthquakes in June 2000

R Sigbjörnsson, S Ólafsson… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2007 - Springer
The impact of the June 2000 South Iceland earthquakes has been assessed applying data
collected in field surveys and strong-motion recordings from the Icelandic Strong-Motion …

[PDF][PDF] Seismic hazard and recordings of strong ground motion in Iceland

R Sigbjörnsson, GI Baldvinsson - Proc. of Tenth World Conference on …, 1992 - iitk.ac.in
A recently installed network for strong motion recording is presented. Up to now recordings
of 39 earthquakes have been made. Recorded accelerations are compared to predicted …

[PDF][PDF] On the South Iceland earthquakes in June 2000: Strong-motion effects and damage

R Sigbjörnsson, S Ólafsson - Bollettino di Geofisica teorica ed applicata, 2004 - Citeseer
The South Iceland earthquake sequence in June 2000 is discussed using available
recordings from the Icelandic Strong-motion Network. The two largest events in the …

[PDF][PDF] Strong-motion recordings in Iceland

R Sigbjörnsson, S Ólafsson… - Proceedings of the 13th …, 2004 - researchgate.net
The objective of this paper is to describe strong-motion monitoring and accelerometric
recordings in Iceland. Furthermore, to point out some basic properties of the tectonic …

A note on the M w 6.3 earthquake in Iceland on 29 May 2008 at 15:45 UTC

R Sigbjörnsson, JT Snæbjörnsson, SM Higgins… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2009 - Springer
This preliminary study aims to investigate a M w 6.3 earthquake that occurred in South
Iceland on Thursday 29 May 2008 at 15: 45 UTC. The epicentre was in the Olfus District …

A saga of the 1896 South Iceland earthquake sequence: magnitudes, macroseismic effects and damage

R Sigbjörnsson, R Rupakhety - Bulletin of earthquake engineering, 2014 - Springer
Abstract This paper describes Professor Ambraseys's work on the quantification of
magnitudes of the main events in the 1896 South Iceland earthquake sequence, using …

[PDF][PDF] Strong-motion monitoring and accelerometric recordings in Iceland

R Sigbjörnsson, S Ólafsson, R Rupakhety… - … European conference on …, 2014 - eaee.org
The purpose of this study is to describe strong-motion monitoring and accelerometric
recordings in Iceland and to highlight some basic characteristics of the tectonic regime that …

[PDF][PDF] Mechanisms of earthquakes in Iceland

P Einarsson, M Beer, IA Kougioumtzoglou… - Encyclopedia of …, 2014 - researchgate.net
Most of the seismicity of Iceland is due to processes related to the mid-Atlantic plate
boundary that crosses the country (Fig. 1). These processes include transform faulting …

[PDF][PDF] The south Iceland earthquakes 2000: A challenge for earthquake prediction research

R Stefánsson, GB Guðmundsson, P Halldórsson - 2003 - vedur.is
In June 2000 two earthquakes with magnitude 6.6 (Ms) occurred in the central part of the
South Iceland seismic zone (SISZ). They were immediately followed by seismic activity …

[PDF][PDF] A comparative study on strong ground motion in two volcanic environments: Azores and Iceland

CS Oliveira, R Sigbjörnsson, S Ólafsson - Proceedings of the 13th World …, 2004 - Citeseer
The objective of this paper is to present the main results of a comparative study of strong
ground motion on the Azores and Iceland. These islands are a super-structural part of the …