2014/06/06 13:41:38 39.901 16.088 7.7 4.00 Italy
USGS Felt map for this earthquake
SLU Moment Tensor Solution ENS 2014/06/06 13:41:38:0 39.90 16.09 7.7 4.0 Italy Stations used: IV.AMUR IV.BULG IV.CAR1 IV.CDRU IV.CMPR IV.ILLI IV.JOPP IV.MCEL IV.MCSR IV.MGR IV.MIDA IV.MODR IV.MPNC IV.MRLC IV.MRVN IV.MSFR IV.MSRU IV.MTSN IV.NOCI IV.NOV IV.ORI IV.PIGN IV.PIPA IV.PLAC IV.SALB IV.SERS IV.SIRI IV.SLCN IV.VAGA MN.CEL MN.TIP Filtering commands used: cut a -10 a 90 rtr taper w 0.1 hp c 0.02 n 3 lp c 0.10 n 3 Best Fitting Double Couple Mo = 1.14e+22 dyne-cm Mw = 3.97 Z = 5 km Plane Strike Dip Rake NP1 340 65 -90 NP2 160 25 -90 Principal Axes: Axis Value Plunge Azimuth T 1.14e+22 20 70 N 0.00e+00 -0 160 P -1.14e+22 70 250 Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm) Component Value Mxx 1.02e+21 Mxy 2.79e+21 Mxz 2.50e+21 Myy 7.68e+21 Myz 6.86e+21 Mzz -8.69e+21 ############## #------############### ###---------################ ##-------------############### ###---------------################ ###-----------------################ ####------------------########### ## ####--------------------########## T ### ####---------------------######### ### #####----------------------############### #####------------ -------############### #####------------ P --------############## #####------------ --------############## #####-----------------------############ ######----------------------############ #####----------------------########### ######---------------------######### ######--------------------######## ######-----------------####### #######---------------###### #######------------### #########----- Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor: R T P -8.69e+21 2.50e+21 -6.86e+21 2.50e+21 1.02e+21 -2.79e+21 -6.86e+21 -2.79e+21 7.68e+21 Details of the solution is found at http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.IT/20140606134138/index.html |
STK = 340 DIP = 65 RAKE = -90 MW = 3.97 HS = 5.0
The NDK file is 20140606134138.ndk The waveform inversion is preferred.
The following compares this source inversion to others
SLU Moment Tensor Solution ENS 2014/06/06 13:41:38:0 39.90 16.09 7.7 4.0 Italy Stations used: IV.AMUR IV.BULG IV.CAR1 IV.CDRU IV.CMPR IV.ILLI IV.JOPP IV.MCEL IV.MCSR IV.MGR IV.MIDA IV.MODR IV.MPNC IV.MRLC IV.MRVN IV.MSFR IV.MSRU IV.MTSN IV.NOCI IV.NOV IV.ORI IV.PIGN IV.PIPA IV.PLAC IV.SALB IV.SERS IV.SIRI IV.SLCN IV.VAGA MN.CEL MN.TIP Filtering commands used: cut a -10 a 90 rtr taper w 0.1 hp c 0.02 n 3 lp c 0.10 n 3 Best Fitting Double Couple Mo = 1.14e+22 dyne-cm Mw = 3.97 Z = 5 km Plane Strike Dip Rake NP1 340 65 -90 NP2 160 25 -90 Principal Axes: Axis Value Plunge Azimuth T 1.14e+22 20 70 N 0.00e+00 -0 160 P -1.14e+22 70 250 Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm) Component Value Mxx 1.02e+21 Mxy 2.79e+21 Mxz 2.50e+21 Myy 7.68e+21 Myz 6.86e+21 Mzz -8.69e+21 ############## #------############### ###---------################ ##-------------############### ###---------------################ ###-----------------################ ####------------------########### ## ####--------------------########## T ### ####---------------------######### ### #####----------------------############### #####------------ -------############### #####------------ P --------############## #####------------ --------############## #####-----------------------############ ######----------------------############ #####----------------------########### ######---------------------######### ######--------------------######## ######-----------------####### #######---------------###### #######------------### #########----- Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor: R T P -8.69e+21 2.50e+21 -6.86e+21 2.50e+21 1.02e+21 -2.79e+21 -6.86e+21 -2.79e+21 7.68e+21 Details of the solution is found at http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.IT/20140606134138/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:
cut a -10 a 90 rtr taper w 0.1 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 1.0 350 60 -85 3.76 0.3316 WVFGRD96 2.0 155 25 -105 3.84 0.3624 WVFGRD96 3.0 165 25 -85 3.87 0.4119 WVFGRD96 4.0 165 30 -85 3.88 0.4392 WVFGRD96 5.0 340 65 -90 3.97 0.4754 WVFGRD96 6.0 340 60 -90 3.97 0.4602 WVFGRD96 7.0 165 30 -85 3.95 0.4266 WVFGRD96 8.0 165 30 -85 3.91 0.3824 WVFGRD96 9.0 175 35 -70 3.90 0.3631 WVFGRD96 10.0 15 55 -40 3.87 0.3580 WVFGRD96 11.0 15 55 -40 3.88 0.3538 WVFGRD96 12.0 15 50 -40 3.90 0.3484 WVFGRD96 13.0 165 70 -60 3.91 0.3429 WVFGRD96 14.0 165 70 -60 3.92 0.3397 WVFGRD96 15.0 165 70 -60 3.96 0.3420 WVFGRD96 16.0 165 70 -60 3.98 0.3389 WVFGRD96 17.0 165 70 -60 3.99 0.3349 WVFGRD96 18.0 165 70 -65 4.00 0.3307 WVFGRD96 19.0 165 70 -65 4.01 0.3261 WVFGRD96 20.0 165 70 -65 4.02 0.3197 WVFGRD96 21.0 160 70 -75 4.04 0.3144 WVFGRD96 22.0 155 70 -80 4.06 0.3094 WVFGRD96 23.0 155 70 -80 4.06 0.3062 WVFGRD96 24.0 340 20 -85 4.08 0.3039 WVFGRD96 25.0 335 20 -90 4.09 0.3018 WVFGRD96 26.0 10 65 30 4.03 0.3000 WVFGRD96 27.0 155 65 -95 4.10 0.2971 WVFGRD96 28.0 340 65 70 4.05 0.2946 WVFGRD96 29.0 335 65 70 4.06 0.2918
The best solution is
WVFGRD96 5.0 340 65 -90 3.97 0.4754
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 a -10 a 90 rtr taper w 0.1 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. |
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.
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=Fri Jun 6 13:12:24 CDT 2014