pyacs.lib.units.moment_to_magnitude

Convert seismic moment to moment magnitude.

pyacs.lib.units.moment_to_magnitude.moment_to_magnitude(moment)

Convert seismic moment (N.m) to moment magnitude Mw.

Parameters:

moment (float or array_like) – Seismic moment in N.m.

Returns:

Moment magnitude Mw (2/3 * (log10(M0) - 9.05)).

Return type:

float or numpy.ndarray