2010/09/17 12:20:18 41.4900 15.6300 30.1 4.40 Italy
USGS Felt map for this earthquake
USGS/SLU Moment Tensor Solution ENS 2010/09/17 12:20:18:0 41.49 15.63 30.1 4.4 Italy Stations used: GE.MATE IV.ACER IV.AMUR IV.BULG IV.CAFE IV.CDRU IV.CERA IV.CIGN IV.CMPR IV.FRES IV.GUAR IV.INTR IV.MCEL IV.MCRV IV.MESG IV.MGR IV.MMN IV.MOCO IV.MRLC IV.MRVN IV.MSAG IV.NOCI IV.PALZ IV.PAOL IV.POFI IV.RNI2 IV.SALB IV.SGRT IV.SGTA IV.TRIV IV.VULT MN.AQU MN.CUC Filtering commands used: hp c 0.02 n 3 lp c 0.10 n 3 Best Fitting Double Couple Mo = 1.66e+22 dyne-cm Mw = 4.08 Z = 24 km Plane Strike Dip Rake NP1 259 87 -130 NP2 165 40 -5 Principal Axes: Axis Value Plunge Azimuth T 1.66e+22 30 20 N 0.00e+00 40 262 P -1.66e+22 36 135 Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm) Component Value Mxx 5.41e+21 Mxy 9.56e+21 Mxz 1.23e+22 Myy -3.98e+21 Myz -3.04e+21 Mzz -1.42e+21 -############# ---################### -----############# ####### -----############## T ######## ------############### ########## ------############################## -------############################### -------################################# -------################################# --------########################---------- --------#############--------------------- ---------####----------------------------- -----####--------------------------------- ########-------------------------------- #########------------------------------- #########------------------ -------- #########----------------- P ------- #########---------------- ------ #########--------------------- ##########------------------ #########------------- ##########---- Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor: R T P -1.42e+21 1.23e+22 3.04e+21 1.23e+22 5.41e+21 -9.56e+21 3.04e+21 -9.56e+21 -3.98e+21 Details of the solution is found at http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.IT/20100917122018/index.html |
STK = 165 DIP = 40 RAKE = -5 MW = 4.08 HS = 24.0
The waveform inversion is preferred.
The following compares this source inversion to others
USGS/SLU Moment Tensor Solution ENS 2010/09/17 12:20:18:0 41.49 15.63 30.1 4.4 Italy Stations used: GE.MATE IV.ACER IV.AMUR IV.BULG IV.CAFE IV.CDRU IV.CERA IV.CIGN IV.CMPR IV.FRES IV.GUAR IV.INTR IV.MCEL IV.MCRV IV.MESG IV.MGR IV.MMN IV.MOCO IV.MRLC IV.MRVN IV.MSAG IV.NOCI IV.PALZ IV.PAOL IV.POFI IV.RNI2 IV.SALB IV.SGRT IV.SGTA IV.TRIV IV.VULT MN.AQU MN.CUC Filtering commands used: hp c 0.02 n 3 lp c 0.10 n 3 Best Fitting Double Couple Mo = 1.66e+22 dyne-cm Mw = 4.08 Z = 24 km Plane Strike Dip Rake NP1 259 87 -130 NP2 165 40 -5 Principal Axes: Axis Value Plunge Azimuth T 1.66e+22 30 20 N 0.00e+00 40 262 P -1.66e+22 36 135 Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm) Component Value Mxx 5.41e+21 Mxy 9.56e+21 Mxz 1.23e+22 Myy -3.98e+21 Myz -3.04e+21 Mzz -1.42e+21 -############# ---################### -----############# ####### -----############## T ######## ------############### ########## ------############################## -------############################### -------################################# -------################################# --------########################---------- --------#############--------------------- ---------####----------------------------- -----####--------------------------------- ########-------------------------------- #########------------------------------- #########------------------ -------- #########----------------- P ------- #########---------------- ------ #########--------------------- ##########------------------ #########------------- ##########---- Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor: R T P -1.42e+21 1.23e+22 3.04e+21 1.23e+22 5.41e+21 -9.56e+21 3.04e+21 -9.56e+21 -3.98e+21 Details of the solution is found at http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.IT/20100917122018/index.html |
INGV Tim Domain Moment Tensor |
Regional Centroid Moment Tensor |
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.
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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 3The results of this grid search from 0.5 to 19 km depth are as follow:
DEPTH STK DIP RAKE MW FIT WVFGRD96 1.0 295 50 85 3.65 0.2318 WVFGRD96 2.0 290 55 85 3.73 0.2284 WVFGRD96 3.0 75 80 40 3.67 0.2011 WVFGRD96 4.0 255 90 -40 3.68 0.2085 WVFGRD96 5.0 180 35 20 3.77 0.2223 WVFGRD96 6.0 175 35 10 3.78 0.2457 WVFGRD96 7.0 170 40 0 3.80 0.2726 WVFGRD96 8.0 170 45 5 3.79 0.2998 WVFGRD96 9.0 165 45 -10 3.81 0.3241 WVFGRD96 10.0 165 45 -10 3.83 0.3482 WVFGRD96 11.0 165 45 -10 3.86 0.3708 WVFGRD96 12.0 165 45 -10 3.87 0.3916 WVFGRD96 13.0 165 45 -10 3.89 0.4103 WVFGRD96 14.0 165 45 -10 3.91 0.4270 WVFGRD96 15.0 165 45 -10 3.96 0.4434 WVFGRD96 16.0 165 45 -5 3.97 0.4576 WVFGRD96 17.0 165 45 -5 3.99 0.4700 WVFGRD96 18.0 165 40 -5 4.00 0.4812 WVFGRD96 19.0 165 40 -5 4.02 0.4910 WVFGRD96 20.0 165 40 -5 4.03 0.4991 WVFGRD96 21.0 165 40 -5 4.05 0.5060 WVFGRD96 22.0 165 40 -5 4.06 0.5115 WVFGRD96 23.0 165 40 -5 4.07 0.5149 WVFGRD96 24.0 165 40 -5 4.08 0.5162 WVFGRD96 25.0 165 40 -5 4.09 0.5155 WVFGRD96 26.0 165 40 -5 4.10 0.5121 WVFGRD96 27.0 165 40 -5 4.11 0.5072 WVFGRD96 28.0 165 40 -5 4.11 0.5005 WVFGRD96 29.0 165 45 -5 4.12 0.4931
The best solution is
WVFGRD96 24.0 165 40 -5 4.08 0.5162
The mechanism correspond to the best fit is
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The best fit as a function of depth is given in the following figure:
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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. A pair of numbers is given in black at the right of each predicted traces. The upper number 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 lower number gives the percentage of variance reduction to characterize the individual goodness of fit (100% indicates a perfect fit).
The bandpass filter used in the processing and for the display was
hp c 0.02 n 3 lp c 0.10 n 3
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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. |
A check on the asusmed source location is possible by looking at the time shifts between the observed and predicted traces. The time shifts for waveform matching arise for several reasons:
Time_shift = A + B cos Azimuth + C Sin Azimuth
The time shifst for this inversion lead to the next figure:
The derived shift in origin time and epicentral coordinates are given at the bottom of the figure.
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
Here we tabulate the reasons for not using certain digital data sets
The following stations did not have a valid response files:
DATE=Fri Sep 17 11:06:45 CDT 2010