Absolute Сumulative Velocity as a Measurement of Earthquake Strength

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Rubric:     Theoretical and experimental studies   
Key words: energy characteristics of seismic input, Arias intensity, seismic energy density, absolute cumulative velocity, plastic forces’ work, range of energy characteristics
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In this paper the aspects of determination of energy characteristics of seismic input are studied. The range of various energy characteristics is estimated. The index of range of statistical data shows that using cumulative absolute velocity is preferable to using Arias intensity. The parameters of distribution of absolute cumulative velocity values are described. Each mark on the Richter scale corresponds to one constant velocity value.