Citation

García-Fernández M, Jiménez MJ, Egozcue JJ. Nat. Hazards 1996; 13(3): 297-300.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/BF00215820

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Mean return periods, 〈RP〉, for the site of Roermond, The Netherlands, as calculated by different methods, are compared, and its quality evaluated by a simple two-tail test of hypothesis.

RESULTS show that 〈RP〉 values by the EGO-method are statistically more likely. They can be considered, despite their broad 90% probability intervals, and for the site and data used, more reliable, since the Roermond earthquake was not an unusual or surprising event for the Lower Rhine Embayment area, where earthquakes of comparable size have occurred since the 18th century.

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