Location

2011/07/17 18:30:28 44.987 11.369 10.0 4.9 Italy

Arrival Times (from USGS)

Felt Map

Focal Mechanism

USGS/SLU Moment Tensor Solution ENS 2011/07/17 18:30:28:6 44.99 11.37 10.0 4.9 Italy Stations used: CH.BERNI CH.DAVOX CH.FUORN CH.FUSIO CH.LIENZ CH.LLS CH.PLONS GU.MAIM IV.ARCI IV.ARVD IV.ASQU IV.ATVO IV.BDI IV.BRMO IV.CAFI IV.CASP IV.CESI IV.CRMI IV.FIR IV.FROS IV.LATE IV.MABI IV.MAGA IV.MGAB IV.PARC IV.PTCC IV.PZZT IV.SACS IV.SASS IV.STAL IV.TRIF MN.TUE NI.ACOM NI.CGRP NI.SABO NI.VINO OE.ABTA OE.DAVA OE.FETA OE.KBA OE.MYKA OE.RETA Filtering commands used: hp c 0.02 n 3 lp c 0.04 n 3 Best Fitting Double Couple Mo = 8.41e+22 dyne-cm Mw = 4.55 Z = 5 km Plane Strike Dip Rake NP1 78 50 86 NP2 265 40 95 Principal Axes: Axis Value Plunge Azimuth T 8.41e+22 84 319 N 0.00e+00 3 81 P -8.41e+22 5 171 Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm) Component Value Mxx -8.11e+22 Mxy 1.18e+22 Mxz 1.40e+22 Myy -1.45e+21 Myz -6.86e+21 Mzz 8.25e+22 -------------- ---------------------- ---------------------------- ------------------------------ -------------##########----------- ---------#####################------ ------############################---- -----################################--- ---############# ####################- ---############## T ###################### -################ ####################-- -#####################################---- #####################################----- ##################################------ --#############################--------- -----#####################------------ ----------########------------------ ---------------------------------- ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ------------- ------ --------- P -- Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor: R T P 8.25e+22 1.40e+22 6.86e+21 1.40e+22 -8.11e+22 -1.18e+22 6.86e+21 -1.18e+22 -1.45e+21 Details of the solution is found at http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.IT/20110717183028/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 = 265
      DIP = 40
     RAKE = 95
       MW = 4.55
       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 2011/07/17 18:30:28:6 44.99 11.37 10.0 4.9 Italy Stations used: CH.BERNI CH.DAVOX CH.FUORN CH.FUSIO CH.LIENZ CH.LLS CH.PLONS GU.MAIM IV.ARCI IV.ARVD IV.ASQU IV.ATVO IV.BDI IV.BRMO IV.CAFI IV.CASP IV.CESI IV.CRMI IV.FIR IV.FROS IV.LATE IV.MABI IV.MAGA IV.MGAB IV.PARC IV.PTCC IV.PZZT IV.SACS IV.SASS IV.STAL IV.TRIF MN.TUE NI.ACOM NI.CGRP NI.SABO NI.VINO OE.ABTA OE.DAVA OE.FETA OE.KBA OE.MYKA OE.RETA Filtering commands used: hp c 0.02 n 3 lp c 0.04 n 3 Best Fitting Double Couple Mo = 8.41e+22 dyne-cm Mw = 4.55 Z = 5 km Plane Strike Dip Rake NP1 78 50 86 NP2 265 40 95 Principal Axes: Axis Value Plunge Azimuth T 8.41e+22 84 319 N 0.00e+00 3 81 P -8.41e+22 5 171 Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm) Component Value Mxx -8.11e+22 Mxy 1.18e+22 Mxz 1.40e+22 Myy -1.45e+21 Myz -6.86e+21 Mzz 8.25e+22 -------------- ---------------------- ---------------------------- ------------------------------ -------------##########----------- ---------#####################------ ------############################---- -----################################--- ---############# ####################- ---############## T ###################### -################ ####################-- -#####################################---- #####################################----- ##################################------ --#############################--------- -----#####################------------ ----------########------------------ ---------------------------------- ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ------------- ------ --------- P -- Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor: R T P 8.25e+22 1.40e+22 6.86e+21 1.40e+22 -8.11e+22 -1.18e+22 6.86e+21 -1.18e+22 -1.45e+21 Details of the solution is found at http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.IT/20110717183028/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 0.04 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    1.0    55    60    50   4.34 0.4506
WVFGRD96    2.0    60    55    60   4.40 0.4973
WVFGRD96    3.0    80    50    85   4.46 0.5432
WVFGRD96    4.0   265    40    95   4.51 0.5664
WVFGRD96    5.0   265    40    95   4.55 0.5826
WVFGRD96    6.0   270    40   100   4.56 0.5400
WVFGRD96    7.0    65    55    65   4.53 0.4616
WVFGRD96    8.0    50    70    45   4.47 0.3867
WVFGRD96    9.0    30    60   -30   4.45 0.3726
WVFGRD96   10.0    30    65   -35   4.46 0.3841
WVFGRD96   11.0    30    65   -35   4.47 0.3947
WVFGRD96   12.0    30    65   -35   4.48 0.4052
WVFGRD96   13.0    35    70   -35   4.48 0.4138
WVFGRD96   14.0    35    70   -35   4.48 0.4219
WVFGRD96   15.0    35    75   -45   4.51 0.4227
WVFGRD96   16.0    35    75   -45   4.52 0.4300
WVFGRD96   17.0    35    75   -45   4.53 0.4358
WVFGRD96   18.0    35    75   -45   4.54 0.4405
WVFGRD96   19.0    35    70   -40   4.54 0.4444
WVFGRD96   20.0    35    70   -40   4.55 0.4471
WVFGRD96   21.0    35    70   -40   4.55 0.4496
WVFGRD96   22.0    35    70   -40   4.56 0.4507
WVFGRD96   23.0    35    70   -40   4.57 0.4519
WVFGRD96   24.0    35    70   -40   4.57 0.4523
WVFGRD96   25.0    35    70   -35   4.58 0.4520
WVFGRD96   26.0    35    70   -35   4.59 0.4519
WVFGRD96   27.0    35    70   -35   4.60 0.4515
WVFGRD96   28.0    35    70   -35   4.60 0.4498
WVFGRD96   29.0    35    70   -35   4.61 0.4490

The best solution is

WVFGRD96    5.0   265    40    95   4.55 0.5826

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. 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 0.04 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.

A check on the assumed 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:

The origin time and epicentral distance are incorrect
The velocity model used for the inversion is incorrect
The velocity model used to define the P-arrival time is not the same as the velocity model used for the waveform inversion (assuming that the initial trace alignment is based on the P arrival time)

Assuming only a mislocation, the time shifts are fit to a functional form:

 Time_shift = A + B cos Azimuth + C Sin Azimuth

The time shifts 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.

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=Tue Jul 19 07:11:38 CDT 2011

Last Changed 2011/07/17