2015/09/16 02:30:02 35.997 -96.802 7.3 4.0 Oklahoma
USGS Felt map for this earthquake
USGS/SLU Moment Tensor Solution ENS 2015/09/16 02:30:02:0 36.00 -96.80 7.3 4.0 Oklahoma Stations used: AG.HHAR GS.KAN14 GS.KAN17 GS.OK025 GS.OK029 GS.OK032 N4.T35B N4.U38B N4.Z35B N4.Z38B OK.CHOK OK.CROK OK.FNO OK.OKCFA OK.X37A TA.W39A US.KSU1 US.MIAR US.WMOK Filtering commands used: cut o DIST/3.3 -30 o DIST/3.3 +70 rtr taper w 0.1 hp c 0.03 n 3 lp c 0.07 n 3 Best Fitting Double Couple Mo = 3.89e+21 dyne-cm Mw = 3.66 Z = 3 km Plane Strike Dip Rake NP1 245 90 180 NP2 335 90 -0 Principal Axes: Axis Value Plunge Azimuth T 3.89e+21 -0 20 N 0.00e+00 90 245 P -3.89e+21 -0 110 Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm) Component Value Mxx 2.98e+21 Mxy 2.50e+21 Mxz -1.54e+14 Myy -2.98e+21 Myz 7.19e+13 Mzz -0.00e+00 ############ T ---############# ### -------##################### ---------##################### -----------####################### -------------####################### ---------------######################- -----------------#################------ ------------------############---------- --------------------#######--------------- ---------------------##------------------- -------------------##--------------------- ---------------#######-------------------- ----------############---------------- ------#################--------------- P -######################-------------- #######################------------- #######################----------- #####################--------- #####################------- ###################--- ############## Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor: R T P -0.00e+00 -1.54e+14 -7.19e+13 -1.54e+14 2.98e+21 -2.50e+21 -7.19e+13 -2.50e+21 -2.98e+21 Details of the solution is found at http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.NA/20150916023002/index.html |
STK = 155 DIP = 90 RAKE = 0 MW = 3.66 HS = 3.0
The NDK file is 20150916023002.ndk The waveform inversion is preferred.
The following compares this source inversion to others
USGS/SLU Moment Tensor Solution ENS 2015/09/16 02:30:02:0 36.00 -96.80 7.3 4.0 Oklahoma Stations used: AG.HHAR GS.KAN14 GS.KAN17 GS.OK025 GS.OK029 GS.OK032 N4.T35B N4.U38B N4.Z35B N4.Z38B OK.CHOK OK.CROK OK.FNO OK.OKCFA OK.X37A TA.W39A US.KSU1 US.MIAR US.WMOK Filtering commands used: cut o DIST/3.3 -30 o DIST/3.3 +70 rtr taper w 0.1 hp c 0.03 n 3 lp c 0.07 n 3 Best Fitting Double Couple Mo = 3.89e+21 dyne-cm Mw = 3.66 Z = 3 km Plane Strike Dip Rake NP1 245 90 180 NP2 335 90 -0 Principal Axes: Axis Value Plunge Azimuth T 3.89e+21 -0 20 N 0.00e+00 90 245 P -3.89e+21 -0 110 Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm) Component Value Mxx 2.98e+21 Mxy 2.50e+21 Mxz -1.54e+14 Myy -2.98e+21 Myz 7.19e+13 Mzz -0.00e+00 ############ T ---############# ### -------##################### ---------##################### -----------####################### -------------####################### ---------------######################- -----------------#################------ ------------------############---------- --------------------#######--------------- ---------------------##------------------- -------------------##--------------------- ---------------#######-------------------- ----------############---------------- ------#################--------------- P -######################-------------- #######################------------- #######################----------- #####################--------- #####################------- ###################--- ############## Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor: R T P -0.00e+00 -1.54e+14 -7.19e+13 -1.54e+14 2.98e+21 -2.50e+21 -7.19e+13 -2.50e+21 -2.98e+21 Details of the solution is found at http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.NA/20150916023002/index.html |
(a) mLg computed using the IASPEI formula; (b) mLg residuals ; the values used for the trimmed mean are indicated.
(a) ML computed using the IASPEI formula for Horizontal components; (b) ML residuals computed using a modified IASPEI formula that accounts for path specific attenuation; the values used for the trimmed mean are indicated. The ML relation used for each figure is given at the bottom of each plot.
(a) ML computed using the IASPEI formula for Vertical components (research); (b) ML residuals computed using a modified IASPEI formula that accounts for path specific attenuation; the values used for the trimmed mean are indicated. The ML relation used for each figure is given at the bottom of each plot.
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:
cut o DIST/3.3 -30 o DIST/3.3 +70 rtr taper w 0.1 hp c 0.03 n 3 lp c 0.07 n 3The results of this grid search from 0.5 to 19 km depth are as follow:
DEPTH STK DIP RAKE MW FIT WVFGRD96 1.0 150 90 0 3.49 0.4118 WVFGRD96 2.0 150 90 0 3.59 0.4798 WVFGRD96 3.0 155 90 0 3.66 0.4999 WVFGRD96 4.0 335 90 0 3.69 0.4933 WVFGRD96 5.0 155 80 5 3.72 0.4718 WVFGRD96 6.0 155 75 5 3.74 0.4493 WVFGRD96 7.0 155 75 5 3.75 0.4295 WVFGRD96 8.0 335 70 10 3.78 0.4153 WVFGRD96 9.0 155 70 5 3.79 0.3927 WVFGRD96 10.0 155 70 5 3.80 0.3768 WVFGRD96 11.0 155 70 5 3.81 0.3620 WVFGRD96 12.0 335 70 10 3.82 0.3523 WVFGRD96 13.0 335 70 10 3.82 0.3399 WVFGRD96 14.0 335 70 10 3.83 0.3287 WVFGRD96 15.0 335 70 10 3.83 0.3185 WVFGRD96 16.0 335 70 10 3.84 0.3100 WVFGRD96 17.0 335 70 10 3.84 0.3026 WVFGRD96 18.0 335 70 10 3.85 0.2961 WVFGRD96 19.0 335 70 10 3.85 0.2904 WVFGRD96 20.0 335 70 10 3.86 0.2853 WVFGRD96 21.0 335 70 10 3.87 0.2809 WVFGRD96 22.0 335 70 10 3.87 0.2767 WVFGRD96 23.0 335 70 10 3.88 0.2729 WVFGRD96 24.0 335 70 10 3.88 0.2695 WVFGRD96 25.0 335 70 10 3.89 0.2663 WVFGRD96 26.0 335 70 10 3.90 0.2635 WVFGRD96 27.0 335 70 10 3.90 0.2609 WVFGRD96 28.0 335 70 10 3.91 0.2585 WVFGRD96 29.0 335 70 10 3.92 0.2560
The best solution is
WVFGRD96 3.0 155 90 0 3.66 0.4999
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
cut o DIST/3.3 -30 o DIST/3.3 +70 rtr taper w 0.1 hp c 0.03 n 3 lp c 0.07 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 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:
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.
Thanks also to the many seismic network operators whose dedication make this effort possible: University of Nevada Reno, University of Alaska, University of Washington, Oregon State University, University of Utah, Montana Bureas of Mines, UC Berkely, Caltech, UC San Diego, Saint Louis University, University of Memphis, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, the Iris stations and the Transportable Array of EarthScope.
The WUS model used for the waveform synthetic seismograms and for the surface wave eigenfunctions and dispersion is as follows:
MODEL.01 Model after 8 iterations 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 1.9000 3.4065 2.0089 2.2150 0.302E-02 0.679E-02 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 6.1000 5.5445 3.2953 2.6089 0.349E-02 0.784E-02 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 13.0000 6.2708 3.7396 2.7812 0.212E-02 0.476E-02 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 19.0000 6.4075 3.7680 2.8223 0.111E-02 0.249E-02 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 0.0000 7.9000 4.6200 3.2760 0.164E-10 0.370E-10 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: