Location

2009/05/03 05:14:43 42.365 13.390 10.1 3.20 Italy

Arrival Times (from USGS)

Arrival time list

Felt Map

USGS Felt map for this earthquake

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Focal Mechanism

 USGS/SLU Moment Tensor Solution
 ENS  2009/05/03 05:14:43:0  42.37   13.39  10.1 3.2 Italy
 
 Stations used:
   IV.CAMP IV.CERT IV.CESI IV.FDMO IV.FIAM IV.GUMA IV.OFFI 
 
 Filtering commands used:
   hp c 0.02 n 3
   lp c 0.10 n 3
 
 Best Fitting Double Couple
  Mo = 1.01e+21 dyne-cm
  Mw = 3.27 
  Z  = 5 km
  Plane   Strike  Dip  Rake
   NP1      141    57   -103
   NP2      345    35   -70
  Principal Axes:
   Axis    Value   Plunge  Azimuth
    T   1.01e+21     11     241
    N   0.00e+00     11     148
    P  -1.01e+21     74      15

 Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm)
    Component   Value
       Mxx     1.59e+20
       Mxy     3.95e+20
       Mxz    -3.58e+20
       Myy     7.34e+20
       Myz    -2.41e+20
       Mzz    -8.93e+20
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                     -----#########                  
                 --------------########              
              #------------------#########           
             ##--------------------########          
           ####----------------------########        
          #####-----------------------########       
         ######------------------------########      
        #######-------------   ---------########     
        ########------------ P ----------#######     
       ##########-----------   ----------########    
       ###########------------------------#######    
       ############-----------------------#######    
       #############----------------------#######    
        #############---------------------######     
        ##   ##########-------------------######     
         # T ###########-----------------######      
             #############---------------#####       
           ##################-----------#####        
             ###################-------####          
              #######################-####           
                 ###################---              
                     #############-                  
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
 Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor:
      R          T          P
 -8.93e+20  -3.58e+20   2.41e+20 
 -3.58e+20   1.59e+20  -3.95e+20 
  2.41e+20  -3.95e+20   7.34e+20 


Details of the solution is found at

http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.IT/20090503051443/index.html
        

Preferred Solution

The preferred solution from an analysis of the surface-wave spectral amplitude radiation pattern, waveform inversion and first motion observations is

      STK = 345
      DIP = 35
     RAKE = -70
       MW = 3.27
       HS = 5.0

The waveform inversion is preferred.

Moment Tensor Comparison

The following compares this source inversion to others
SLU
 USGS/SLU Moment Tensor Solution
 ENS  2009/05/03 05:14:43:0  42.37   13.39  10.1 3.2 Italy
 
 Stations used:
   IV.CAMP IV.CERT IV.CESI IV.FDMO IV.FIAM IV.GUMA IV.OFFI 
 
 Filtering commands used:
   hp c 0.02 n 3
   lp c 0.10 n 3
 
 Best Fitting Double Couple
  Mo = 1.01e+21 dyne-cm
  Mw = 3.27 
  Z  = 5 km
  Plane   Strike  Dip  Rake
   NP1      141    57   -103
   NP2      345    35   -70
  Principal Axes:
   Axis    Value   Plunge  Azimuth
    T   1.01e+21     11     241
    N   0.00e+00     11     148
    P  -1.01e+21     74      15

 Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm)
    Component   Value
       Mxx     1.59e+20
       Mxy     3.95e+20
       Mxz    -3.58e+20
       Myy     7.34e+20
       Myz    -2.41e+20
       Mzz    -8.93e+20
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                     -----#########                  
                 --------------########              
              #------------------#########           
             ##--------------------########          
           ####----------------------########        
          #####-----------------------########       
         ######------------------------########      
        #######-------------   ---------########     
        ########------------ P ----------#######     
       ##########-----------   ----------########    
       ###########------------------------#######    
       ############-----------------------#######    
       #############----------------------#######    
        #############---------------------######     
        ##   ##########-------------------######     
         # T ###########-----------------######      
             #############---------------#####       
           ##################-----------#####        
             ###################-------####          
              #######################-####           
                 ###################---              
                     #############-                  
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
 Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor:
      R          T          P
 -8.93e+20  -3.58e+20   2.41e+20 
 -3.58e+20   1.59e+20  -3.95e+20 
  2.41e+20  -3.95e+20   7.34e+20 


Details of the solution is found at

http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.IT/20090503051443/index.html
	

Waveform Inversion

The focal mechanism was determined using broadband seismic waveforms. The location of the event and the and stations used for the waveform inversion are shown in the next figure.
Location of broadband stations used for waveform inversion

The program wvfgrd96 was used with good traces observed at short distance to determine the focal mechanism, depth and seismic moment. This technique requires a high quality signal and well determined velocity model for the Green functions. To the extent that these are the quality data, this type of mechanism should be preferred over the radiation pattern technique which requires the separate step of defining the pressure and tension quadrants and the correct strike.

The observed and predicted traces are filtered using the following gsac commands:

hp c 0.02 n 3
lp c 0.10 n 3
The results of this grid search from 0.5 to 19 km depth are as follow:

           DEPTH  STK   DIP  RAKE   MW    FIT
WVFGRD96    0.5   355    55   -55   3.00 0.2938
WVFGRD96    1.0   355    55   -55   3.02 0.2909
WVFGRD96    2.0     0    35   -40   3.13 0.3347
WVFGRD96    3.0   355    40   -55   3.16 0.3762
WVFGRD96    4.0   350    40   -65   3.19 0.3864
WVFGRD96    5.0   345    35   -70   3.27 0.4128
WVFGRD96    6.0   355    40   -60   3.25 0.3924
WVFGRD96    7.0     5    50   -35   3.21 0.3703
WVFGRD96    8.0    10    60   -15   3.18 0.3508
WVFGRD96    9.0    10    65   -10   3.19 0.3424
WVFGRD96   10.0    10    65   -10   3.20 0.3337
WVFGRD96   11.0    15    60   -15   3.22 0.3260
WVFGRD96   12.0    15    60   -15   3.23 0.3175
WVFGRD96   13.0    15    65   -10   3.24 0.3082
WVFGRD96   14.0    15    65   -15   3.25 0.2985
WVFGRD96   15.0    10    60   -25   3.28 0.2945
WVFGRD96   16.0    10    60   -25   3.29 0.2866
WVFGRD96   17.0    10    60   -25   3.30 0.2791
WVFGRD96   18.0    10    60   -25   3.31 0.2731
WVFGRD96   19.0    20    60     0   3.30 0.2696
WVFGRD96   20.0    20    55     0   3.31 0.2665
WVFGRD96   21.0   125    45    40   3.36 0.2680
WVFGRD96   22.0   145    30    55   3.38 0.2691
WVFGRD96   23.0   135    30    50   3.38 0.2738
WVFGRD96   24.0   135    30    50   3.39 0.2773
WVFGRD96   25.0   130    30    45   3.41 0.2817
WVFGRD96   26.0   130    30    45   3.41 0.2851
WVFGRD96   27.0   125    30    40   3.42 0.2875
WVFGRD96   28.0   125    30    40   3.43 0.2865
WVFGRD96   29.0   125    30    40   3.43 0.2824

The best solution is

WVFGRD96    5.0   345    35   -70   3.27 0.4128

The mechanism correspond to the best fit is
Figure 1. Waveform inversion focal mechanism

The best fit as a function of depth is given in the following figure:

Figure 2. Depth sensitivity for waveform mechanism

The comparison of the observed and predicted waveforms is given in the next figure. The red traces are the observed and the blue are the predicted. Each observed-predicted component is plotted to the same scale and peak amplitudes are indicated by the numbers to the left of each trace. The number in black at the rightr of each predicted traces it the time shift required for maximum correlation between the observed and predicted traces. This time shift is required because the synthetics are not computed at exactly the same distance as the observed and because the velocity model used in the predictions may not be perfect. A positive time shift indicates that the prediction is too fast and should be delayed to match the observed trace (shift to the right in this figure). A negative value indicates that the prediction is too slow. The bandpass filter used in the processing and for the display was

hp c 0.02 n 3
lp c 0.10 n 3
Figure 3. Waveform comparison for selected depth
Focal mechanism sensitivity at the preferred depth. The red color indicates a very good fit to thewavefroms. Each solution is plotted as a vector at a given value of strike and dip with the angle of the vector representing the rake angle, measured, with respect to the upward vertical (N) in the figure.

Discussion

Velocity Model

The nnCIA used for the waveform synthetic seismograms and for the surface wave eigenfunctions and dispersion is as follows:

MODEL.01
C.It. A. Di Luzio et al Earth Plan Lettrs 280 (2009) 1-12 Fig 5. 7-8 MODEL/SURF3
ISOTROPIC
KGS
FLAT EARTH
1-D
CONSTANT VELOCITY
LINE08
LINE09
LINE10
LINE11
      H(KM)   VP(KM/S)   VS(KM/S) RHO(GM/CC)         QP         QS       ETAP       ETAS      FREFP      FREFS
     1.5000     3.7497     2.1436     2.2753  0.500E-02  0.100E-01   0.00       0.00       1.00       1.00    
     3.0000     4.9399     2.8210     2.4858  0.500E-02  0.100E-01   0.00       0.00       1.00       1.00    
     3.0000     6.0129     3.4336     2.7058  0.500E-02  0.100E-01   0.00       0.00       1.00       1.00    
     7.0000     5.5516     3.1475     2.6093  0.167E-02  0.333E-02   0.00       0.00       1.00       1.00    
    15.0000     5.8805     3.3583     2.6770  0.167E-02  0.333E-02   0.00       0.00       1.00       1.00    
     6.0000     7.1059     4.0081     3.0002  0.167E-02  0.333E-02   0.00       0.00       1.00       1.00    
     8.0000     7.1000     3.9864     3.0120  0.167E-02  0.333E-02   0.00       0.00       1.00       1.00    
     0.0000     7.9000     4.4036     3.2760  0.167E-02  0.333E-02   0.00       0.00       1.00       1.00    

Quality Control

Here we tabulate the reasons for not using certain digital data sets

The following stations did not have a valid response files:

DATE=Sun Aug 23 13:24:01 CDT 2009

Last Changed 2009/05/03