2010/05/15 05:09:43 46.125 7.730 10.1 3.1 Italy
USGS Felt map for this earthquake
USGS/SLU Moment Tensor Solution
ENS 2010/05/15 05:09:43:0 46.12 7.73 10.1 3.1 Italy
Stations used:
CH.BNALP CH.PLONS GU.CIRO GU.RRL GU.SATI GU.TRAV IV.MONC
IV.MRGE
Filtering commands used:
hp c 0.02 n 3
lp c 0.10 n 3
Best Fitting Double Couple
Mo = 4.57e+20 dyne-cm
Mw = 3.04
Z = 10 km
Plane Strike Dip Rake
NP1 86 77 -128
NP2 340 40 -20
Principal Axes:
Axis Value Plunge Azimuth
T 4.57e+20 23 204
N 0.00e+00 37 95
P -4.57e+20 44 318
Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm)
Component Value
Mxx 1.95e+20
Mxy 2.61e+20
Mxz -3.18e+20
Myy -4.15e+19
Myz 8.70e+19
Mzz -1.54e+20
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Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor:
R T P
-1.54e+20 -3.18e+20 -8.70e+19
-3.18e+20 1.95e+20 -2.61e+20
-8.70e+19 -2.61e+20 -4.15e+19
Details of the solution is found at
http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.IT/20100515050943/index.html
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STK = 340
DIP = 40
RAKE = -20
MW = 3.04
HS = 10.0
The waveform inversion is preferred.
The following compares this source inversion to others
USGS/SLU Moment Tensor Solution
ENS 2010/05/15 05:09:43:0 46.12 7.73 10.1 3.1 Italy
Stations used:
CH.BNALP CH.PLONS GU.CIRO GU.RRL GU.SATI GU.TRAV IV.MONC
IV.MRGE
Filtering commands used:
hp c 0.02 n 3
lp c 0.10 n 3
Best Fitting Double Couple
Mo = 4.57e+20 dyne-cm
Mw = 3.04
Z = 10 km
Plane Strike Dip Rake
NP1 86 77 -128
NP2 340 40 -20
Principal Axes:
Axis Value Plunge Azimuth
T 4.57e+20 23 204
N 0.00e+00 37 95
P -4.57e+20 44 318
Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm)
Component Value
Mxx 1.95e+20
Mxy 2.61e+20
Mxz -3.18e+20
Myy -4.15e+19
Myz 8.70e+19
Mzz -1.54e+20
-#############
-----------###########
-----------------###########
--------------------##########
------------------------##########
--------- ---------------#########
---------- P ----------------#########
----------- -----------------#########
--------------------------------########
---------------------------------#########
----------------------------------######--
----------------------------------#-------
#####---------------------########--------
#################################-------
#################################-------
################################------
###############################-----
#############################-----
####### ################----
###### T ###############----
### ##############--
##############
Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor:
R T P
-1.54e+20 -3.18e+20 -8.70e+19
-3.18e+20 1.95e+20 -2.61e+20
-8.70e+19 -2.61e+20 -4.15e+19
Details of the solution is found at
http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.IT/20100515050943/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 1.0 200 70 20 2.93 0.2963
WVFGRD96 2.0 200 60 15 2.99 0.2934
WVFGRD96 3.0 195 55 5 2.98 0.3024
WVFGRD96 4.0 195 55 10 2.97 0.3134
WVFGRD96 5.0 -5 30 5 3.00 0.3252
WVFGRD96 6.0 355 30 10 3.01 0.3517
WVFGRD96 7.0 345 35 -15 3.03 0.3736
WVFGRD96 8.0 340 40 -25 3.01 0.3899
WVFGRD96 9.0 340 40 -25 3.03 0.3965
WVFGRD96 10.0 340 40 -20 3.04 0.3968
WVFGRD96 11.0 340 40 -20 3.05 0.3930
WVFGRD96 12.0 340 40 -20 3.06 0.3854
WVFGRD96 13.0 340 40 -20 3.06 0.3742
WVFGRD96 14.0 -5 35 30 3.10 0.3635
WVFGRD96 15.0 -5 30 30 3.14 0.3554
WVFGRD96 16.0 0 30 35 3.15 0.3472
WVFGRD96 17.0 5 40 35 3.16 0.3397
WVFGRD96 18.0 5 40 35 3.17 0.3385
WVFGRD96 19.0 5 35 40 3.19 0.3357
WVFGRD96 20.0 5 35 35 3.20 0.3326
WVFGRD96 21.0 5 35 35 3.21 0.3275
WVFGRD96 22.0 5 35 35 3.22 0.3216
WVFGRD96 23.0 5 35 35 3.23 0.3145
WVFGRD96 24.0 5 35 35 3.24 0.3071
WVFGRD96 25.0 0 40 30 3.25 0.2987
WVFGRD96 26.0 0 40 30 3.26 0.2914
WVFGRD96 27.0 0 40 35 3.27 0.2851
WVFGRD96 28.0 0 40 35 3.28 0.2800
WVFGRD96 29.0 -5 40 30 3.28 0.2743
The best solution is
WVFGRD96 10.0 340 40 -20 3.04 0.3968
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 May 20 01:54:21 CDT 2010