No

Researchers

Year

Region

Kappa values range

1

Anderson and Hough

1984

California

Alluvium: k = 0.066 s + (0.000126 s/km−1)R

consolidated sediments: k = 0.065 s + (0.000172 s/km−1)R

rock: k = 0.040 s + (0.000380 s/km−1)R

2

Hatzidimitriou et al.

1993

Greece

K0average = 0.057

3

Castro et al.

1996

Friuil, Italy

K0average = 0.03

4

Hough et al.

1988

Anza array in southern California

k0 = 0.0003≈0.0181

5

Bay et al.

2003

Switzerland

k0 = 0.015

6

Ghasemi et al.

2003

Bam, Iran

k = 0.0187 + 0.0004Repi (R2 = 0.603)

7

Bay et al.

2005

Switzerland

k0 = 0.0125

8

Morasca et al.

2006

Western Alps

k0 = 0.012

9

Douglas et al.

2010

Mainland France

krock = 0.0207 + 0.000175Repi

10

Ktenidou et al.

2013

Aegion, southwestern part of the Gulf of Corinth Greece

ksoil = 0.0270 + 0.000175Repi

11

Ktenidou et al.

2015

EUROSEISTEST valley, Northern Greece

Station at the valley centre

k,as = 0.061 + 0.00048Re ± 0.011 (R2 = 0.78)

Downhole stations; kr,as = 0.021 + 0.00048Re ± 0.008 (R2 = 0.47)

12

Samaei et al.

2016

Ahar-Varzagchan, Iran

k ( R ) = { 0.043 R 40 ( km ) 0.0126 + 0.00076 R 40 R 130 ( km ) 0.055 + 0.00128 R R 130 ( km )

13

Kumar et al.

2018

Western India

Epicentral distance: ke = 0.0208 + 0.00004458Repi Hypocentral distance: kh = 0.0381 + 0.00009021Rhip