2009/08/02 22:39:28 42.365 13.391 10.3 3.10 Italy
USGS Felt map for this earthquake
USGS/SLU Moment Tensor Solution ENS 2009/08/02 22:39:28:0 42.37 13.39 10.3 3.1 Italy Stations used: IV.ARVD IV.ASSB IV.CERT IV.CESX IV.FAGN IV.FDMO IV.FIAM IV.GUMA IV.MNS IV.MTCE IV.NRCA IV.OFFI IV.SACS IV.TERO Filtering commands used: hp c 0.02 n 3 lp c 0.10 n 3 Best Fitting Double Couple Mo = 1.05e+21 dyne-cm Mw = 3.28 Z = 5 km Plane Strike Dip Rake NP1 135 53 -106 NP2 340 40 -70 Principal Axes: Axis Value Plunge Azimuth T 1.05e+21 7 236 N 0.00e+00 13 144 P -1.05e+21 76 353 Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm) Component Value Mxx 2.61e+20 Mxy 4.88e+20 Mxz -3.16e+20 Myy 7.08e+20 Myz -6.67e+19 Mzz -9.69e+20 -############# -----------########### -----------------########### --------------------########## ##----------------------########## ###------------------------######### ####-------------------------######### ######------------ ----------######### ######------------ P -----------######## ########----------- -----------######### #########-------------------------######## ##########------------------------######## ###########-----------------------######## ############---------------------####### #############--------------------####### # ##########------------------###### T #############---------------##### ################-----------##### ####################------#### ########################---- ####################-- ############## Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor: R T P -9.69e+20 -3.16e+20 6.67e+19 -3.16e+20 2.61e+20 -4.88e+20 6.67e+19 -4.88e+20 7.08e+20 Details of the solution is found at http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.IT/20090802223928/index.html |
STK = 340 DIP = 40 RAKE = -70 MW = 3.28 HS = 5.0
The waveform inversion is preferred.
The following compares this source inversion to others
USGS/SLU Moment Tensor Solution ENS 2009/08/02 22:39:28:0 42.37 13.39 10.3 3.1 Italy Stations used: IV.ARVD IV.ASSB IV.CERT IV.CESX IV.FAGN IV.FDMO IV.FIAM IV.GUMA IV.MNS IV.MTCE IV.NRCA IV.OFFI IV.SACS IV.TERO Filtering commands used: hp c 0.02 n 3 lp c 0.10 n 3 Best Fitting Double Couple Mo = 1.05e+21 dyne-cm Mw = 3.28 Z = 5 km Plane Strike Dip Rake NP1 135 53 -106 NP2 340 40 -70 Principal Axes: Axis Value Plunge Azimuth T 1.05e+21 7 236 N 0.00e+00 13 144 P -1.05e+21 76 353 Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm) Component Value Mxx 2.61e+20 Mxy 4.88e+20 Mxz -3.16e+20 Myy 7.08e+20 Myz -6.67e+19 Mzz -9.69e+20 -############# -----------########### -----------------########### --------------------########## ##----------------------########## ###------------------------######### ####-------------------------######### ######------------ ----------######### ######------------ P -----------######## ########----------- -----------######### #########-------------------------######## ##########------------------------######## ###########-----------------------######## ############---------------------####### #############--------------------####### # ##########------------------###### T #############---------------##### ################-----------##### ####################------#### ########################---- ####################-- ############## Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor: R T P -9.69e+20 -3.16e+20 6.67e+19 -3.16e+20 2.61e+20 -4.88e+20 6.67e+19 -4.88e+20 7.08e+20 Details of the solution is found at http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.IT/20090802223928/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 0 60 -40 2.99 0.3621 WVFGRD96 1.0 0 45 -35 3.04 0.3681 WVFGRD96 2.0 0 35 -35 3.14 0.4406 WVFGRD96 3.0 350 40 -55 3.17 0.5042 WVFGRD96 4.0 340 40 -70 3.20 0.5243 WVFGRD96 5.0 340 40 -70 3.28 0.5700 WVFGRD96 6.0 340 40 -70 3.27 0.5283 WVFGRD96 7.0 10 60 -15 3.22 0.4999 WVFGRD96 8.0 10 65 -10 3.21 0.4798 WVFGRD96 9.0 10 65 -10 3.22 0.4683 WVFGRD96 10.0 15 70 0 3.24 0.4555 WVFGRD96 11.0 10 70 -5 3.25 0.4409 WVFGRD96 12.0 15 70 -5 3.26 0.4248 WVFGRD96 13.0 15 70 -5 3.27 0.4082 WVFGRD96 14.0 15 70 -10 3.27 0.3916 WVFGRD96 15.0 195 65 -5 3.26 0.3848 WVFGRD96 16.0 195 65 -5 3.27 0.3779 WVFGRD96 17.0 195 60 -5 3.27 0.3733 WVFGRD96 18.0 195 60 -5 3.28 0.3681 WVFGRD96 19.0 200 60 5 3.29 0.3648 WVFGRD96 20.0 200 60 5 3.30 0.3634 WVFGRD96 21.0 200 60 10 3.31 0.3628 WVFGRD96 22.0 200 60 10 3.32 0.3617 WVFGRD96 23.0 200 60 10 3.33 0.3603 WVFGRD96 24.0 200 60 10 3.34 0.3585 WVFGRD96 25.0 200 60 15 3.35 0.3560 WVFGRD96 26.0 200 60 15 3.36 0.3529 WVFGRD96 27.0 200 60 15 3.37 0.3510 WVFGRD96 28.0 200 60 10 3.38 0.3494 WVFGRD96 29.0 200 65 10 3.40 0.3491
The best solution is
WVFGRD96 5.0 340 40 -70 3.28 0.5700
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=Sun Aug 2 20:48:55 CDT 2009