摘要
Ⅰ. SURVEY OF THE GLOBAL SEISMICITY A total of 28 earthquakes of M_s ≥7.0 occurred over the entire world in 1996 according to the determination by the Chinese Seismic Station Network. The strongest one is the Irian earthquake (M_s 7.9, February 17, 1996, Indonesia) (Fig. 1). It is considered that the global seismicity in 1996 is still situated in the active period based on the comprehensive analysis of its frequency, magnitude, and range.
