Near real-time magnitude determination for large crustal earthquakes

We introduce an empirical method of near real-time, near-field magnitude determination for large (M>6.5) crustal earthquakes. Time integration over the strong shaking duration on the absolute values of the acceleration records is carried out for nearby stations surrounding many large earthquake sources in Taiwan. The integrated quantity, here denoted as total effective shaking, is used in a regression process to derive an empirical relationship for a quick Mw determination useful for a reliable real-time operation in earthquake rapid reporting and earthquake early warning systems (EWSs).