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Listed chronological by year of earthquake:

1966    1971     1972    1975    1977    1978    1979    1981    1982    1983    1984     1985    1986    1987    1988     1989    1990     1991    1992     1993    1994


Abbreviations: USGS = U.S. Geological Survey, OF = Open-File Report, BSSA = Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America.


1966 - [back to top]

Cloud, W.K., 1966, Parkfield earthquakes of June 27-29, 1966, Monterey and San Obispo counties, California: Strong motion records,  in BSSA, v. 56, p. 1161-1178.

Hudson, D.E., and Cloud, W.K., 1967, An analysis of seismoscope data from the Parkfield earthquake of June 27, 1966, in BSSA, v. 57, p. 1143-1159.

Cloud, W.K., and Perez, V., 1967, Accelerograms -- Parkfield earthquake, in BSSA, v. 57, p. 1179-1192.

1971 - [back to top]

Maley, R.P., and Cloud, W.K., 1971, Preliminary strong-motion results from the San Fernando earthquake of February 9, 1971, in The San Fernando, California, earthquake of February 9, 1971, USGS Professional Paper 0733, p. 163-176.

____1973, Strong-motion accelerograph records, in Benfer, N.A., Coffman, J.L., and Bernick, J.R. (eds), San Fernando, California, earthquake of February 9, 1971, U.S. Department of Commerce, v. III, p. 325-348.

Morrill, B.J, 1971, Evidence of record vertical accelerations at Kagel Canyon during the earthquake, in The San Fernando, California, earthquake of February 9, 1971, USGS Professional Paper 0733, p. 177-181.

_____1973, Seismoscope results, in Benfer, N.A., Coffman, J.L., and Bernick, J.R. (eds), San Fernando, California, earthquake of February 9, 1971, U.S. Department of Commerce, v. III, p. 353-364.

Warrick, R.E, and Joyner, W.B., 1971, Preliminary results from recording aftershock ground motion on alluvial deposits, in The San Fernando, California, earthquake of February 9, 1971, USGS Professional Paper 0733, p. 91-96.

1972 - [back to top]

Morrill, B.J., and Matthiesen, R.B., 1972, Strong motion accelerograph records from 4 September, 1972, Stone Canyon earthquake, in Earthquake Notes, v. 43, no. 3, p. 17-20.

Morrill, B.J., Perez, V., and Maley, R.P., 1974, Acceleration records from Bear Valley, Calif., earthquake of September, 1972, Abstract in Seismological Society of America annual meeting, Abstract with program, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Knudson, C.F., Perez, V., and Matthiesen, Strong-motion instrumental records of the Managua earthquake of December 23, 1972, in BSSA, v. 64, p. 1049-1067.

1975 - [back to top]

Silverstein, B.L., Brady, A.G., and Mork, P.N., 1986, Processed strong-motion records from the southern Alaska earthquake of January 1, 1975 0355 GMT, USGS OF 86-0191, 99 p.

Maley, R.P., Porcella, R.L., and Perez, V., 1978, Strong-motion data from the Humboldt County, Calif. Earthquake of June 7, 1975, in Earthquake Notes, v. 49, no. 1, January-March 1978.

Seekins, L.C., and Hanks, T.C., 1978, Strong-Motion Accelerograms of the Oroville Aftershocks and Peak Acceleration Data, in BSSA, v. 68, no. 3, p. 677-689.

Fletcher, J.B., Brady, A.G., and Hanks, T.C., 1980, Strong-motion accelerograms of the Oroville, California, aftershocks: Data processing and the aftershock of 0350 August 6, 1975, in BSSA, v. 70, p. 243-367.

Rojahn, C., and Morrill, B.J., 1977, The Island of Hawaii earthquakes of November 29, 1975: Strong-motion data and damage reconnaissance report, in BSSA, v. 67, no. 2, p. 493-515.

1977 - [back to top]

Maley, R.P., 1978, Strong-motion records from the Livermore, California earthquake of June 22, 1977, in BSSA, v. 68, p. 849-853.

1978 - [back to top]

Brady, A.G., and Perez V., 1978, Processed Accelerograms from Coyote Dam, California, March 25, 1978, USGS OF 83-166, 82 p.

Maley, R.P., Bufe, C.G., and Yerkes, R.F., 1978, Preliminary report on the northern Greece earthquake of June 20, 1978, in Porcella, R. L. (ed), Seismic engineering program report, May-August 1978, USGS Circular 0785-B, p. 4-7.

Maley, R.P., Bufe, C.G., Yerkes, R.F., Carver, D. L., and Henrisey, R., 1980, The May-July 1978 earthquake sequence near Thessaloniki, Greece, USGS OF 80-937, 37 p.

Porcella, R.L., Maley, R P., and Acosta, A.V., 1978, Strong-motion results from the Santa Barbara, California earthquake of August 13, 1978, in Porcella, R. L. (ed), Seismic engineering program report, May-August, 1978, USGS Circular, 0785-B, p. 8-10.

Brady, A.G. , Mork, P.N., and Fletcher, J.P., 1981, Processed accelerograms from Monticello Dam, Jenkinsville, South Carolina, 27 August 1978, and two later shocks, USGS OF 81-0448, 37 p.

1979 - [back to top]

Brady, A.G., Mork, P.N., Perez, V., and Porter, L.D., 1981, Processed data from the Gilroy array and Coyote Creek records, Coyote Lake, California, earthquake, 6 August 1979, USGS OF 81-0042, 175 p.

Porcella, R.L., R.B.Matthiesen, R.D. McJunkin, and J.T. Ragsdale, 1979, Compilation of Strong-Motion Records from the August 6, 1979 Coyote Lake Earthquake, USGS OF 79-385 and Office of Strong-Motion Studies, California Division of Mines and Geology, Preliminary Report 25, 71 p.

Porter, L.D., Brady, A G., Mork, P.N., Perez, V., 1983, Processed data from the San Juan Bautista 101/156 separation bridge and the San Juan Bautista freefield records from the Coyote Lake earthquake, 6 August 1979, California Division of Mines and Geology, 64, 151 p.

Porcella, R.L., and R.B. Matthiesen, 1979, Preliminary Summary of the USGS Strong-Motion Records from the October 15, 1979 Imperial Valley Earthquake, USGS OF 79-1654, 41 p.

Mork, P.N., and Brady, A.G., 1981, Processed Accelerogram From Monticello Dam, Jenkinsville, South Carolina, 16 October 1979, 0706 UTC: USGS OF 81-1214.

1981 - [back to top]

Maley, R.P., and E.C. Etheridge, 1981, Strong-motion data from the Westmorland, California earthquake of April 26, 1981, USGS OF 81-1149, 18 p.

Silverstein, B.L., Brady, A.G., and Mork, P.N., 1986 Processed strong-motion records recorded on Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea; earthquakes of December 13, 1981 and March 18, 1983, USGS OF 86-0264, 148 p. (Supersedes OF 85-261)

1982 - [back to top]

Cranswick, E., Mueller, C., Wetmiller, R., and Sembera, E., 1982, Local Multi-Station Digital Recordings of Aftershocks of the January 9, 1982 New Brunswick Earthquake, USGS Open-File Report 82-777, 267 p.

1983 - [back to top]

Silverstein, B.,1985, Processed strong-motion records from Monasavu Dam, Fiji; earthquakes of February 13, 14, and 23, 1983, USGS OF 85-0375, 59 p.

Maley, R.P., Brady, G., Etheredge, E.C., Johnson, D., Mork, P.N., and Switzer, J.C., 1983,  Strong-motion data obtained near Coalinga, California, in Porcella, R.L. (ed), Strong-motion program report, January-December 1983, USGS Circular 0971, p. 1-13.

_____1984, Analog strong-motion data and processed main-event records obtained by USGS near Coalinga, California, in Scholl, R.E. and Stratta, J.L. (eds) Coalinga, California, earthquake of May 2, 1983, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Report. No. 84-03, p. 75-88.

Maley, R., Etheredge, E.C., Johnson, D., Switzer, J., Mork, P., and Brady, G., Strong-motion data recorded near Coalinga, California (May 2, 1983) and processed data from May 2 and May 9, 1983 (U.S. National Strong Motion Network), USGS OF 84-0626, 265 p.

Mueller, C., Sembera, E., and Wennerberg, L., 1984, Digital Recordings of Aftershocks of the May 2, 1983 Coalinga, California Earthquake, USGS OF 84-697, 57 p.

Silverstein, B.L., 1985, Processed strong-motion records from the Coalinga, California, aftershock on July 9, 1983 0740 UTC, USGS OF 85-0584, 169 p.

Silverstein, B.L., and Brady, A.G., 1985, Processed strong-motion records from the Coalinga, California, aftershock of July 22, 1983 0239 UTC, USGS OF 85-0250, 231 p.

Page, R.A., Stephens, C.D., Fogleman, K.A., and Maley, R.P., 1985,  The Columbia Bay earthquakes of 1983, in Bartsch-Winkler, S. and Reed, K.M. (eds), The United States Geological Survey in Alaska; accomplishments during 1983, USGS Circular 0945, p. 80-82.

Maley, R.P., 1983, Strong-motion results from the November 16 Hawaii earthquake, in Porcella, R.L. (ed), Strong-motion program report, January-December 1983, USGS Circular 0971, p. 13.

1984 - [back to top]

Hoose, S.N., 1984, The Morgan Hill, California earthquake of April 24, 1984 (A Preliminary Report), Volume I, USGS OF 84-498 A, 148 pp and 1 plate.

Brady, A.G., Porcella, R.L.,  Bycroft, G.N., Etheredge, E.C.,  Mork, P.N.,   Silverstein, B., and Shakal, A.F. , 1987, Processing of Strong-Motion Recordings from the Main Shock; in The Morgan Hill, California Earthquake of April 24, 1984. USGS Bulletin 1639, S.N. Hoose, ed., p. 53-60.

_____1987, Computer plots of Strong-Motion Results from the Main Shock; in The Morgan Hill, California Earthquake of April 24, 1984. USGS Bulletin 1639, S.N. Hoose, ed., p. 139-256.

1985 - [back to top]

Çelebi, M., 1987, (Compiler) Processed Chile earthquake records of 3 March 1985 and aftershocks, USGS OF 87-195.

1986 - [back to top]

Brady, A.G., E.C. Etheridge, R.P. Maley, P.N. Mork, B.L. Silverstein, D.A. Johnson, A.V. Acosta, R.D. Forshee, and M.J. Salsman, 1986, Preliminary report on records from the USGS-maintained Strong-Motion network in the Hollister area, January 26, 1986, USGS OF 86-156, 43 p.

Borcherdt, R.D., Dietel, C., Sembera, E., Gibbs, J., and Nicholson, C., 1986, Preliminary report on aftershock sequence for earthquake of January 31, 1986 near Painesville, Ohio (time period: 2/1/86 - 2/10/86): USGS OF 86-181.

Porcella, R.L., E.C. Etheridge, R.P. Maley, J.C. Switzer, 1987, Strong-motion data from the July 8, 1986 North Palm Springs earthquake and aftershocks, USGS OF 87-155, 37 p.

Maley, R.P., E.C. Etheridge, and A. Acosta, 1986, USGS strong-motion records from the Chalfant Valley, California, earthquake of July 21, 1986, USGS OF 86-568, 19 p.

1987 - [back to top]

Porcella, R., E. Etheridge, R. Maley, and J. Switzer, 1987, Strong-motion data from the Superstition Hills earthquakes of 0154 and 1315 (GMT), November 24, 1987, USGS OF 87-672, 56 p.

Brady, A.G., Mork, P.N., Seekins, L.C., and Switzer, J.C., 1989, Processed strong-motion records from the Imperial Wildlife Liquefaction Array, Imperial County, California, recorded during the Superstition Hills earthquakes, November 24, 1987: USGS OF 89-87, 115 p.

Andrews, M.C., Dietel, C., Noce, T., Sembera, E., and Bicknell, J., Digital Seismograms of the Superstition Hills, California, Aftershock Sequence: November 24 to December 8, 1987, USGS OF 88-700, 154 p.

Etheridge, E., and R. Porcella, 1987, Strong-motion data from the October 1, 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake, USGS OF 87-616, 64 p.

Brady, A.G., Mork, P.N., and Seekins, Linda, 1988, Processed strong-motion records Whittier Narrows, California, earthquake October 1, 1987--Volume I: USGS-NSMIN stations within 15 km of the epicenter: USGS OF 88-354, 154 p.

Etheridge, E. and R. Porcella, 1988, Strong-motion data from the Whittier Narrows aftershock of October 4, 1987, USGS OF 88-38, 32 p.

Bonamassa, O., Dietel, C., Glassmoyer, G.; Mueller, C., Noce, T., Sena, J., Sembera, E., and Spudich, P., 1988, Digital recording of aftershocks of the October 1, 1987, Whittier Narrows earthquake [abs.]: EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, v. 69, p. 262.

Mueller, C., Dietel, C., Glassmoyer, G., Noce, T., Sembera, E., Spudich, P., and Watson, J., 1988, Digital recordings of aftershocks of the 1 October 1987 Whittier Narrows, California, earthquake, USGS OF 88-688, 40 p.

1988 - [back to top]

Acosta, A.V., J. Nielson, and J. Switzer, 1988, Strong-motion data from the Whittier Narrows aftershock of February 11, 1988, USGS OF 88-357, 27 p.

Salsman, M., and R. Forshee, 1988, Strong motion data from the Hollister earthquake of February 20, 1988, USGS OF 88-565, 12 p.

Salsman, M.J., and J.C. Switzer, 1990, Strong-Motion records from earthquakes of June 13, 1988, November 10, 1988, and April 3, 1989, on the Calaveras fault, Central California, USGS OF 90-48 1, 36 p.

Acosta, A.V., and D.A. Johnson, 1989, Strong-motion data from the Pasadena, California earthquake of December 3, 1988, USGS OF 898-203, 57 p.

Glassmoyer, G., 1989, Digital time series for aftershock of December 7, l988, earthquakes on digital magnetic tape, in Borcherdt, R.D., ed., Results and data from seismologic and geologic studies following earthquakes of December 7, 1988, near Spitak, Armenia, S.S.R.: USGS OF 89-163A, p. 109-112.

Glassmoyer, G. and Cranswick, Edward, 1989, GEOS seismograms for aftershocks of the earthquakes of December 7, 1988, near Spitak, Armenia, S.S.R., during the time period 21 December 1988 through 26 December 1988 (UTC): USGS OF 89-163B, 437 p.

_____1989, GEOS seismograms recorded for aftershocks of the earthquakes of December 7, 1988, near Spitak, Armenia, S.S.R., during the time period 26 December 1988 14:00 through 29 December 1988 (UTC): USGS OF 89-163C, 479 p.

_____1989, GEOS seismograms recorded for aftershocks of the earthquakes of December 7, 1988, near Spitak, Armenia, S.S.R., during the time period 30 December 1988 through 2 January 1989 (UTC): USGS OF 89-163D, 449 p.

_____1989, GEOS seismograms recorded for aftershocks of the earthquakes of December 7, 1988, near Spitak, Armenia, S.S.R., during the time period 3 January 1989 through 2 February 1989 (UTC): USGS Open- File Report 89-163E, 407 p.

1989 - [back to top]

Johnson, D.A., and A.V. Acosta, 1989, Strong-motion data from the Malibu, California, earthquake of January 19, 1989, USGS OF 89-186, 21 p.

Salsman, M.J., and J.C. Switzer, 1990, Strong-Motion records from earthquakes of June 13, 1988, November 10, 1988, and April 3, 1989, on the Calaveras fault, Central California, USGS OF 90-48 1, 36 p.

Maley, R., A. Acosta, F. Ellis, E. Etheridge, L. Foote, D. Johnson, R. Porcella, M. Salsman, and J. Switzer, 1989, USGS strong-motion records from the Northern California (Loma Prieta) earthquake of October 17, 1989, USGS OF 89-568, 85 p.

Brady, A.G. and Mork, P.N., 1990, Loma Prieta, California, earthquake;  October 18 (GMT), 1989,  processed strong-motion records;  Volume I:  USGS OF 90-247, 274 p.

Brady, A.G. and Shakal, A.F., 1994, Strong-motion recordings, Borcherdt, Roger D., (ed.), in The Loma Prieta, California, earthquake of October 17, 1989; strong ground motion, USGS Professional Paper 1551-A, p. A9 - A38.

Mueller, C., and Glassmoyer, G., 1990, Digital recordings of aftershocks of the 17 October 1989 Loma Prieta, California, earthquake, USGS OF 90-503, 147 p.

Wennerberg, L.G., 1997, USGS aftershock ground-motion data, in Reasenberg. P., ed., The Loma Prieta, California, earthquake of October 17, 1989; aftershocks and postseismic effects, USGS Professional Paper 1550-D, p. D121-D141.

1990 - [back to top]

Etheridge, E.C., A.V. Acosta, L.J. Foote, D.A. Johnson, R.P. Maley, R.L. Porcella, and J.C. Switzer, 1990, Strong-motion recordings from the ML=5.5 Upland, California earthquake of February 28, 1990, USGS OF 90-311, 100 p.

Mori, Jim, and Dietel, C., 1991, Near-field waveform data recorded on a small seismic array for aftershocks of the 1990 Upland, California earthquake, in Seismological Research Letters, v. 62, no. 1, p. 15-16.

_____1991, Waveform data from aftershocks of the 1990 Upland, California, earthquake recorded on a small aperature seismic array, USGS OF 91-47, 47 p.

1991 - [back to top]

Salsman, M., E. Etheridge, and R. Porcella, 1991, The Sierra Madre earthquake of June 28, 1991, USGS [unpublished report], 17 p.

1992 - [back to top]

Strong-Motion Program Staff, 1992, USGS accelerograms from the Southern California (Joshua Tree) earthquake of April 23, 1992, USGS [unpublished report], 8 p.

Strong-Motion Program Staff, 1992, USGS strong-motion records from the Northern California (Petrolia) earthquake of April 25, 1992, USGS [unpublished report], 7 p.

Mueller, C., 1992, Strong-motion data, in Gordon, D.W. (ed), Special Issue: The Cape Mendocino Earthquakes of April 25-26, 1992, Earthquakes and Volcanoes, v. 23, no. 3, p. 124-126.

Etheridge, F., R. Maley, R. Porcella, A. Acosta, E. Anjal, L. Foote, D. Johnson, W. Jungblut, T. Noce, M. Slasman, and J. Switzer, 1992, Strong-motion accelerograph records from the M=6.5 Big Bear, California earthquake of June 28, 1992, USGS [unpublished report], 37 p.

Etheridge, E., R. Maley, R. Porcella, and J. Switzer, 1993, Strong-motion Accelerograph records from the M=7.5 Landers, California earthquake of June 28, 1992, USGS OF 93-557, 216 p.

Thenhaus, P.C., Çelebi, M., and Sharp, R.V., 1993, The October 12, 1992, Dahshur, Egypt, earthquake, in Earthquakes and Volcanoes, v. 24, no. 1, p.27-41.

1993 - [back to top]

Dewey, J.W., Reagor, B.G., Johnson, D.A., Choy, G.L., Baldwin, and F.W., 1994, The Scotts Mills, Oregon, earthquake of March 25, 1993; intensities, strong-motion data, and teleseismic data, USGS OF 94-0163, 26 p.

National Strong-Motion Program Staff, 1993, Strong-motion records from the Northwest Oregon earthquake of March 25, 1993, USGS [unpublished report], 13 p.

1994 - [back to top]

Porcella, R.L., E.C. Etheridge, R.P. Maley, and A.V. Acosta, 1994, Accelerograms recorded at USGS National Strong-Motion Network stations during the Ms=6.6 Northridge, California earthquake of January 17, 1994, USGS OF 94-141, 100 p.

Mueller, C., 1994, Ground motion, in Gordon, D.W. (ed), Northridge, California, earthquake of January 17, 1994, Earthquakes and Volcanoes, v. 25, no. 2, p. 75-84.

Todorovska, M.I, M.D. Trifunac, V.W. Lee, C.D. Stephens, K.A. Fogleman, C. Davis and R. Tognazzini, 1999, The ML=6.4 Northridge, California, Earthquake and Five M>5 Aftershocks between 17 January and 20 March 1994 - Summary of processed strong motion data,  Report No. 99-01, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. of So. California, Los Angeles, CA.


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