2009/06/16 18:52:57 42.297 13.391 12.3 3.10 Italy
USGS Felt map for this earthquake
USGS/SLU Moment Tensor Solution ENS 2009/06/16 18:52:57:0 42.30 13.39 12.3 3.1 Italy Stations used: IV.AOI IV.ARVD IV.CAMP IV.CERT IV.CESX IV.FAGN IV.FIAM IV.GUMA IV.MNS IV.MTCE IV.NRCA IV.OFFI IV.RMP IV.TERO IV.VVLD MN.AQU Filtering commands used: hp c 0.02 n 3 lp c 0.10 n 3 Best Fitting Double Couple Mo = 4.90e+20 dyne-cm Mw = 3.06 Z = 12 km Plane Strike Dip Rake NP1 127 63 -121 NP2 0 40 -45 Principal Axes: Axis Value Plunge Azimuth T 4.90e+20 13 239 N 0.00e+00 27 143 P -4.90e+20 60 352 Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm) Component Value Mxx 0.00e+00 Mxy 2.23e+20 Mxz -2.65e+20 Myy 3.41e+20 Myz -6.01e+19 Mzz -3.41e+20 ----------#### ----------------###### ---------------------####### -----------------------####### #-------------------------######## ##------------- ----------######## ####------------ P -----------######## #####------------ ------------######## #######-------------------------######## #########------------------------######### ##########-----------------------######### ############---------------------######### ##############-------------------######### ###############-----------------######## #################---------------######## ## ##############-----------######## # T ##################------######## ############################### #######################------- #####################------- ################------ ##########---- Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor: R T P -3.41e+20 -2.65e+20 6.01e+19 -2.65e+20 0.00e+00 -2.23e+20 6.01e+19 -2.23e+20 3.41e+20 Details of the solution is found at http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.IT/20090616185257/index.html |
STK = 0 DIP = 40 RAKE = -45 MW = 3.06 HS = 12.0
The waveform inversion is preferred.
The following compares this source inversion to others
USGS/SLU Moment Tensor Solution ENS 2009/06/16 18:52:57:0 42.30 13.39 12.3 3.1 Italy Stations used: IV.AOI IV.ARVD IV.CAMP IV.CERT IV.CESX IV.FAGN IV.FIAM IV.GUMA IV.MNS IV.MTCE IV.NRCA IV.OFFI IV.RMP IV.TERO IV.VVLD MN.AQU Filtering commands used: hp c 0.02 n 3 lp c 0.10 n 3 Best Fitting Double Couple Mo = 4.90e+20 dyne-cm Mw = 3.06 Z = 12 km Plane Strike Dip Rake NP1 127 63 -121 NP2 0 40 -45 Principal Axes: Axis Value Plunge Azimuth T 4.90e+20 13 239 N 0.00e+00 27 143 P -4.90e+20 60 352 Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm) Component Value Mxx 0.00e+00 Mxy 2.23e+20 Mxz -2.65e+20 Myy 3.41e+20 Myz -6.01e+19 Mzz -3.41e+20 ----------#### ----------------###### ---------------------####### -----------------------####### #-------------------------######## ##------------- ----------######## ####------------ P -----------######## #####------------ ------------######## #######-------------------------######## #########------------------------######### ##########-----------------------######### ############---------------------######### ##############-------------------######### ###############-----------------######## #################---------------######## ## ##############-----------######## # T ##################------######## ############################### #######################------- #####################------- ################------ ##########---- Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor: R T P -3.41e+20 -2.65e+20 6.01e+19 -2.65e+20 0.00e+00 -2.23e+20 6.01e+19 -2.23e+20 3.41e+20 Details of the solution is found at http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.IT/20090616185257/index.html |
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 50 85 2.75 0.2454 WVFGRD96 1.0 330 50 85 2.77 0.2181 WVFGRD96 2.0 150 30 -75 2.84 0.1998 WVFGRD96 3.0 140 80 55 2.87 0.2257 WVFGRD96 4.0 150 70 65 2.88 0.2483 WVFGRD96 5.0 150 75 70 2.98 0.2791 WVFGRD96 6.0 5 30 -50 3.01 0.3379 WVFGRD96 7.0 355 30 -55 3.03 0.3930 WVFGRD96 8.0 355 35 -55 3.02 0.4342 WVFGRD96 9.0 -5 35 -55 3.03 0.4571 WVFGRD96 10.0 350 35 -55 3.04 0.4700 WVFGRD96 11.0 360 40 -45 3.05 0.4762 WVFGRD96 12.0 0 40 -45 3.06 0.4770 WVFGRD96 13.0 5 40 -40 3.07 0.4729 WVFGRD96 14.0 5 40 -40 3.08 0.4655 WVFGRD96 15.0 10 35 -35 3.12 0.4633 WVFGRD96 16.0 10 35 -30 3.12 0.4599 WVFGRD96 17.0 10 35 -30 3.13 0.4540 WVFGRD96 18.0 15 35 -25 3.14 0.4458 WVFGRD96 19.0 15 35 -25 3.15 0.4361 WVFGRD96 20.0 15 35 -25 3.16 0.4238 WVFGRD96 21.0 15 35 -25 3.16 0.4100 WVFGRD96 22.0 20 35 -20 3.17 0.3955 WVFGRD96 23.0 35 35 0 3.18 0.3845 WVFGRD96 24.0 35 35 0 3.18 0.3742 WVFGRD96 25.0 350 50 -45 3.19 0.3648 WVFGRD96 26.0 350 50 -45 3.20 0.3578 WVFGRD96 27.0 355 55 -40 3.21 0.3475 WVFGRD96 28.0 350 50 -45 3.21 0.3371 WVFGRD96 29.0 45 35 10 3.19 0.3281
The best solution is
WVFGRD96 12.0 0 40 -45 3.06 0.4770
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=Tue Jun 16 14:46:26 CDT 2009