1983 Borah Peak earthquake and INEL structural performance

Technical Report · Wed Nov 30 23:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5347232

Gorman, V W; Guenzler, R C ^[1]

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At 8:06 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time on October 28, 1983 an earthquake registering 7.3 on the Richter Magnitude scale occurred about 30 km northwest of the town of Mackay, in central Idaho. This report describes the event and associated effects and the responses of facilities at Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL), located approximately 100 km. from the epicenter, to ground motion. 21 references, 36 figures, 5 tables. (ACR)

• Research Organization: EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-76ID01570
• OSTI ID: 5347232
• Report Number(s): EGG-EA-6501; ON: DE84006868
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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