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Hanging-Wall

The overlying side of a non-vertical fault surface.

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Historical seismicity

The historical record of ca. pre-XXth century earthquakes that have been parameterized in specific historical catalogues.

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Housing

Housing denotes the place where the recording instrument is located.

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Housner Intensity
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Hp

Cut-off frequency [Hz] of the higth-pass filter.

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HVRS

Ratio of the Responce Spectrum of horizontal (vectorial sum) and vertical components of earthquake ground motions

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HVSR

Ratio of the Fourier Amplitude Spectrum of horizontal (vectorial sum) and vertical components of ambient noise

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Hypocenter

A point in the Earth (also called earthquake focus) where the rupture of the rocks initiates during an earthquake.

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Hypocentral Depth

The Hypocentral depth is the distance between the hypocenter and the epicenter of the earthquake (see Fault Distance).

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Hypocentral Distance

The distance between the site and the earthquake hypocenter.

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Hystorical seismicity

The historical record of ca. pre-XXth century earthquakes that have been parameterized in specific historical catalogues.

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