Location

2011/09/10 17:28:00 44.599 10.222 6.8 3.3 Italy

Arrival Times (from USGS)

Felt Map

Focal Mechanism

SLU Moment Tensor Solution ENS 2011/09/10 17:28:00:0 44.60 10.22 6.8 3.3 Italy Stations used: GU.MAIM GU.PCP GU.SC2M IV.ASQU IV.BDI IV.BOB IV.CRMI IV.FNVD IV.FROS IV.MAGA IV.MSSA IV.PRMA IV.QLNO IV.ROVR IV.TRIF MN.VLC Filtering commands used: hp c 0.02 n 3 lp c 0.10 n 3 Best Fitting Double Couple Mo = 1.76e+21 dyne-cm Mw = 3.43 Z = 20 km Plane Strike Dip Rake NP1 112 75 103 NP2 250 20 50 Principal Axes: Axis Value Plunge Azimuth T 1.76e+21 58 40 N 0.00e+00 13 288 P -1.76e+21 29 191 Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm) Component Value Mxx -1.01e+21 Mxy -1.79e+19 Mxz 1.33e+21 Myy 1.47e+20 Myz 6.45e+20 Mzz 8.66e+20 -------------- ---------------------- --------###############----- -----#######################-- -----###########################-- ----###############################- ---#################### ############ ##-##################### T ############# ##--#################### ############# ##-----################################### ##--------################################ #-------------############################ #-----------------######################## ---------------------################### ---------------------------############# -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ ------------- ------------------ ----------- P ---------------- ---------- --------------- ---------------------- -------------- Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor: R T P 8.66e+20 1.33e+21 -6.45e+20 1.33e+21 -1.01e+21 1.79e+19 -6.45e+20 1.79e+19 1.47e+20 Details of the solution is found at http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.IT/20110910172800/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 = 250
      DIP = 20
     RAKE = 50
       MW = 3.43
       HS = 20.0

The waveform inversion is preferred.

Moment Tensor Comparison

The following compares this source inversion to others

SLU

SLU Moment Tensor Solution ENS 2011/09/10 17:28:00:0 44.60 10.22 6.8 3.3 Italy Stations used: GU.MAIM GU.PCP GU.SC2M IV.ASQU IV.BDI IV.BOB IV.CRMI IV.FNVD IV.FROS IV.MAGA IV.MSSA IV.PRMA IV.QLNO IV.ROVR IV.TRIF MN.VLC Filtering commands used: hp c 0.02 n 3 lp c 0.10 n 3 Best Fitting Double Couple Mo = 1.76e+21 dyne-cm Mw = 3.43 Z = 20 km Plane Strike Dip Rake NP1 112 75 103 NP2 250 20 50 Principal Axes: Axis Value Plunge Azimuth T 1.76e+21 58 40 N 0.00e+00 13 288 P -1.76e+21 29 191 Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm) Component Value Mxx -1.01e+21 Mxy -1.79e+19 Mxz 1.33e+21 Myy 1.47e+20 Myz 6.45e+20 Mzz 8.66e+20 -------------- ---------------------- --------###############----- -----#######################-- -----###########################-- ----###############################- ---#################### ############ ##-##################### T ############# ##--#################### ############# ##-----################################### ##--------################################ #-------------############################ #-----------------######################## ---------------------################### ---------------------------############# -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ ------------- ------------------ ----------- P ---------------- ---------- --------------- ---------------------- -------------- Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor: R T P 8.66e+20 1.33e+21 -6.45e+20 1.33e+21 -1.01e+21 1.79e+19 -6.45e+20 1.79e+19 1.47e+20 Details of the solution is found at http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.IT/20110910172800/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    1.0   265    45    90   3.02 0.2461
WVFGRD96    2.0    75    45    85   3.11 0.2476
WVFGRD96    3.0    25    75    10   3.13 0.1908
WVFGRD96    4.0   195    70   -10   3.15 0.1840
WVFGRD96    5.0   180    40   -15   3.15 0.1870
WVFGRD96    6.0   175    30   -20   3.14 0.2058
WVFGRD96    7.0   180    30   -15   3.17 0.2341
WVFGRD96    8.0   180    30   -15   3.14 0.2619
WVFGRD96    9.0   225    20    25   3.17 0.2885
WVFGRD96   10.0   235    20    35   3.20 0.3227
WVFGRD96   11.0   240    20    40   3.23 0.3571
WVFGRD96   12.0   245    20    45   3.25 0.3900
WVFGRD96   13.0   245    20    45   3.27 0.4204
WVFGRD96   14.0   250    20    50   3.29 0.4467
WVFGRD96   15.0   245    20    45   3.35 0.4691
WVFGRD96   16.0   245    20    45   3.37 0.4901
WVFGRD96   17.0   250    20    50   3.38 0.5071
WVFGRD96   18.0   250    20    50   3.40 0.5194
WVFGRD96   19.0   250    20    50   3.41 0.5276
WVFGRD96   20.0   250    20    50   3.43 0.5310
WVFGRD96   21.0   250    20    50   3.44 0.5307
WVFGRD96   22.0   250    20    50   3.45 0.5254
WVFGRD96   23.0   235    25    40   3.46 0.5165
WVFGRD96   24.0   235    25    35   3.47 0.5028
WVFGRD96   25.0   225    20    25   3.47 0.4864
WVFGRD96   26.0   165    10   -40   3.47 0.4771
WVFGRD96   27.0   150    10   -55   3.48 0.4699
WVFGRD96   28.0   145    10   -60   3.48 0.4609
WVFGRD96   29.0   160    15   -50   3.48 0.4501

The best solution is

WVFGRD96   20.0   250    20    50   3.43 0.5310

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 0.10 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.

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=Sat Sep 10 14:40:20 CDT 2011

Last Changed 2011/09/10