摘要
The years whether MS≥7.0 earthquakes occurred or not are investigated by using the MS≥5.0 earthquake catalog occurred in the Chinese mainland.The year when an MS≥7.0 earthquake occurred is called "earthquake year",and the year when no MS≥7.0 earthquake occurred is called "no-earthquake year".The relationships between the annual numbers of MS≥5.0 earthquakes and "earthquake year" or "no-earthquake year" are analysed,and χ2 test method has been employed to test the significance.The results obtained are as follows: ① If the annual nember of the MS≥5.0 earthqaukes is greater than 30 in some year,the sixth year later is "no-earthquake year".The test of significance for this relationship can be passed under the significance level of 2 percent;② If the annual nember of MS≥5.0 earthqaukes is greater than or equal to 24 in some year,the sixth and ninth years later are "no-earthquake year".The tests of significance for these two relationships can be passed under the significance level of 10 and 2 percent respectively;③ If the annual nember of MS≥5.0 earthqaukes is less than 10 in some year,the sixth year later is "earthquake year".The test of significance for this relationship can be passed under the significance level of 2 percent.