2009/04/12 03:29:35 42.536 13.316 9.7 3.00 Italy
USGS Felt map for this earthquake
USGS/SLU Moment Tensor Solution
ENS 2009/04/12 03:29:35:0 42.54 13.32 9.7 3.0 Italy
Stations used:
IV.AOI IV.ARVD IV.CAFR IV.CERT IV.CESX IV.FDMO IV.FIAM
IV.LPEL IV.MGAB IV.MNS IV.OFFI IV.PARC IV.PESA IV.RMP
IV.TERO IV.TOLF MN.AQU
Filtering commands used:
hp c 0.02 n 3
lp c 0.10 n 3
Best Fitting Double Couple
Mo = 6.92e+20 dyne-cm
Mw = 3.16
Z = 7 km
Plane Strike Dip Rake
NP1 141 52 -102
NP2 340 40 -75
Principal Axes:
Axis Value Plunge Azimuth
T 6.92e+20 6 239
N 0.00e+00 10 148
P -6.92e+20 79 1
Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm)
Component Value
Mxx 1.51e+20
Mxy 3.00e+20
Mxz -1.69e+20
Myy 5.07e+20
Myz -6.21e+19
Mzz -6.58e+20
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########------------ P ----------#########
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T ############----------------#####
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Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor:
R T P
-6.58e+20 -1.69e+20 6.21e+19
-1.69e+20 1.51e+20 -3.00e+20
6.21e+19 -3.00e+20 5.07e+20
Details of the solution is found at
http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.IT/20090412032935/index.html
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STK = 340
DIP = 40
RAKE = -75
MW = 3.16
HS = 7.0
The waveform inversion is preferred.
The following compares this source inversion to others
USGS/SLU Moment Tensor Solution
ENS 2009/04/12 03:29:35:0 42.54 13.32 9.7 3.0 Italy
Stations used:
IV.AOI IV.ARVD IV.CAFR IV.CERT IV.CESX IV.FDMO IV.FIAM
IV.LPEL IV.MGAB IV.MNS IV.OFFI IV.PARC IV.PESA IV.RMP
IV.TERO IV.TOLF MN.AQU
Filtering commands used:
hp c 0.02 n 3
lp c 0.10 n 3
Best Fitting Double Couple
Mo = 6.92e+20 dyne-cm
Mw = 3.16
Z = 7 km
Plane Strike Dip Rake
NP1 141 52 -102
NP2 340 40 -75
Principal Axes:
Axis Value Plunge Azimuth
T 6.92e+20 6 239
N 0.00e+00 10 148
P -6.92e+20 79 1
Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm)
Component Value
Mxx 1.51e+20
Mxy 3.00e+20
Mxz -1.69e+20
Myy 5.07e+20
Myz -6.21e+19
Mzz -6.58e+20
-#############
-----------###########
#----------------###########
#-------------------##########
###---------------------##########
####-----------------------#########
#####------------------------#########
######-------------------------#########
#######------------ ----------########
########------------ P ----------#########
#########----------- -----------########
##########------------------------########
###########-----------------------########
###########----------------------#######
#############--------------------#######
# ##########------------------######
T ############----------------#####
##############-------------#####
#################---------####
#####################---####
####################--
##############
Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor:
R T P
-6.58e+20 -1.69e+20 6.21e+19
-1.69e+20 1.51e+20 -3.00e+20
6.21e+19 -3.00e+20 5.07e+20
Details of the solution is found at
http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.IT/20090412032935/index.html
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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 0.5 335 35 -80 2.85 0.2218
WVFGRD96 1.0 350 35 -60 2.89 0.2086
WVFGRD96 2.0 25 25 -15 3.01 0.2382
WVFGRD96 3.0 20 25 -25 3.00 0.2948
WVFGRD96 4.0 340 25 -75 3.02 0.3501
WVFGRD96 5.0 335 25 -80 3.13 0.3981
WVFGRD96 6.0 335 35 -80 3.16 0.4564
WVFGRD96 7.0 340 40 -75 3.16 0.4777
WVFGRD96 8.0 330 40 -85 3.12 0.4654
WVFGRD96 9.0 335 40 -80 3.12 0.4482
WVFGRD96 10.0 145 50 -95 3.12 0.4254
WVFGRD96 11.0 340 40 -75 3.11 0.4003
WVFGRD96 12.0 320 40 -100 3.12 0.3743
WVFGRD96 13.0 155 55 -80 3.11 0.3494
WVFGRD96 14.0 175 65 -45 3.13 0.3277
WVFGRD96 15.0 175 65 -50 3.16 0.3149
WVFGRD96 16.0 180 70 -45 3.16 0.2985
WVFGRD96 17.0 180 75 -40 3.17 0.2826
WVFGRD96 18.0 180 75 -40 3.18 0.2679
WVFGRD96 19.0 185 80 -35 3.18 0.2548
WVFGRD96 20.0 20 60 20 3.18 0.2426
WVFGRD96 21.0 20 55 15 3.18 0.2342
WVFGRD96 22.0 20 55 15 3.19 0.2269
WVFGRD96 23.0 35 60 20 3.20 0.2208
WVFGRD96 24.0 35 60 20 3.21 0.2163
WVFGRD96 25.0 40 60 20 3.21 0.2139
WVFGRD96 26.0 35 50 35 3.21 0.2110
WVFGRD96 27.0 35 50 35 3.22 0.2102
WVFGRD96 28.0 35 50 40 3.24 0.2120
WVFGRD96 29.0 35 50 40 3.26 0.2161
The best solution is
WVFGRD96 7.0 340 40 -75 3.16 0.4777
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. 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
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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. |
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=Thu Apr 30 14:17:52 CDT 2009