Location

2016/08/27 02:50:59 42.8392 13.2488 8.2 4.0 Ascoli

Arrival Times (from USGS)

Felt Map

Focal Mechanism

SLU Moment Tensor Solution ENS 2016/08/27 02:50:59:2 42.84 13.25 8.2 4.0 Ascoli Stations used: IV.AOI IV.ARCI IV.ARVD IV.ASQU IV.ASSB IV.ATFO IV.ATPC IV.ATTE IV.ATVO IV.CAFI IV.CASP IV.CELB IV.CERA IV.CERT IV.CESX IV.CING IV.CRE IV.CRMI IV.CSNT IV.FDMO IV.FIAM IV.FNVD IV.FRES IV.FSSB IV.GATE IV.GIUL IV.GUAR IV.GUMA IV.LATE IV.LAV9 IV.LNSS IV.LPEL IV.MA9 IV.MGAB IV.MODR IV.MTCE IV.MTRZ IV.MURB IV.NRCA IV.OFFI IV.OSSC IV.PARC IV.PESA IV.PIEI IV.POFI IV.PTQR IV.RMP IV.SACR IV.SACS IV.SAMA IV.SNTG IV.SSFR IV.TERO IV.TOLF IV.VAGA Filtering commands used: cut o DIST/3.3 -20 o DIST/3.3 +50 rtr taper w 0.1 hp c 0.03 n 3 lp c 0.10 n 3 Best Fitting Double Couple Mo = 9.23e+21 dyne-cm Mw = 3.91 Z = 2 km Plane Strike Dip Rake NP1 175 55 -60 NP2 310 45 -126 Principal Axes: Axis Value Plunge Azimuth T 9.23e+21 6 244 N 0.00e+00 24 337 P -9.23e+21 65 142 Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm) Component Value Mxx 7.13e+20 Mxy 4.37e+21 Mxz 2.40e+21 Myy 6.79e+21 Myz -2.95e+21 Mzz -7.51e+21 ----########## ------################ --------#################### -#######-----################# ##########---------############### ##########-------------############# ###########----------------########### ###########-------------------########## ###########--------------------######### ############----------------------######## ############-----------------------####### ############------------------------###### ############----------- ----------###### ############---------- P -----------#### # ########---------- -----------#### T #########-----------------------### #########-----------------------## ###########----------------------# ##########-------------------- ##########------------------ #########------------- #######------- Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor: R T P -7.51e+21 2.40e+21 2.95e+21 2.40e+21 7.13e+20 -4.37e+21 2.95e+21 -4.37e+21 6.79e+21 Details of the solution is found at http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.IT/20160827025059/index.html

Preferred Solution

The preferred solution from an analysis of the surface-wave spectral amplitude radiation pattern, waveform inversion and first motion observations is

      STK = 175
      DIP = 55
     RAKE = -60
       MW = 3.91
       HS = 2.0

The NDK file is 20160827025059.ndk The waveform inversion is preferred.

Moment Tensor Comparison

The following compares this source inversion to others

SLU

SLU Moment Tensor Solution ENS 2016/08/27 02:50:59:2 42.84 13.25 8.2 4.0 Ascoli Stations used: IV.AOI IV.ARCI IV.ARVD IV.ASQU IV.ASSB IV.ATFO IV.ATPC IV.ATTE IV.ATVO IV.CAFI IV.CASP IV.CELB IV.CERA IV.CERT IV.CESX IV.CING IV.CRE IV.CRMI IV.CSNT IV.FDMO IV.FIAM IV.FNVD IV.FRES IV.FSSB IV.GATE IV.GIUL IV.GUAR IV.GUMA IV.LATE IV.LAV9 IV.LNSS IV.LPEL IV.MA9 IV.MGAB IV.MODR IV.MTCE IV.MTRZ IV.MURB IV.NRCA IV.OFFI IV.OSSC IV.PARC IV.PESA IV.PIEI IV.POFI IV.PTQR IV.RMP IV.SACR IV.SACS IV.SAMA IV.SNTG IV.SSFR IV.TERO IV.TOLF IV.VAGA Filtering commands used: cut o DIST/3.3 -20 o DIST/3.3 +50 rtr taper w 0.1 hp c 0.03 n 3 lp c 0.10 n 3 Best Fitting Double Couple Mo = 9.23e+21 dyne-cm Mw = 3.91 Z = 2 km Plane Strike Dip Rake NP1 175 55 -60 NP2 310 45 -126 Principal Axes: Axis Value Plunge Azimuth T 9.23e+21 6 244 N 0.00e+00 24 337 P -9.23e+21 65 142 Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm) Component Value Mxx 7.13e+20 Mxy 4.37e+21 Mxz 2.40e+21 Myy 6.79e+21 Myz -2.95e+21 Mzz -7.51e+21 ----########## ------################ --------#################### -#######-----################# ##########---------############### ##########-------------############# ###########----------------########### ###########-------------------########## ###########--------------------######### ############----------------------######## ############-----------------------####### ############------------------------###### ############----------- ----------###### ############---------- P -----------#### # ########---------- -----------#### T #########-----------------------### #########-----------------------## ###########----------------------# ##########-------------------- ##########------------------ #########------------- #######------- Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor: R T P -7.51e+21 2.40e+21 2.95e+21 2.40e+21 7.13e+20 -4.37e+21 2.95e+21 -4.37e+21 6.79e+21 Details of the solution is found at http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.IT/20160827025059/index.html

Waveform Inversion

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.

Location of broadband stations used for waveform inversion

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 o DIST/3.3 -20 o DIST/3.3 +50
rtr
taper w 0.1
hp c 0.03 n 3 
lp c 0.10 n 3

The results of this grid search from 0.5 to 19 km depth are as follow:

           DEPTH  STK   DIP  RAKE   MW    FIT
WVFGRD96    1.0   175    55   -60   3.85 0.4892
WVFGRD96    2.0   175    55   -60   3.91 0.5068
WVFGRD96    3.0   175    60   -60   3.91 0.4624
WVFGRD96    4.0    20    70    20   3.86 0.4536
WVFGRD96    5.0    20    65    15   3.90 0.4451
WVFGRD96    6.0    20    65    20   3.93 0.4423
WVFGRD96    7.0    20    65    20   3.94 0.4324
WVFGRD96    8.0    20    70    20   3.93 0.4264
WVFGRD96    9.0    20    70    15   3.94 0.4134
WVFGRD96   10.0    20    70    15   3.95 0.3990
WVFGRD96   11.0    20    70    15   3.96 0.3834
WVFGRD96   12.0    20    70    15   3.97 0.3674
WVFGRD96   13.0    20    70    20   3.97 0.3517
WVFGRD96   14.0    20    70    20   3.98 0.3372
WVFGRD96   15.0    20    65    20   3.99 0.3161
WVFGRD96   16.0    15    50   -20   4.01 0.3025
WVFGRD96   17.0    15    50   -20   4.02 0.2921
WVFGRD96   18.0    15    50   -20   4.03 0.2826
WVFGRD96   19.0    15    50   -20   4.04 0.2747
WVFGRD96   20.0    15    45   -25   4.05 0.2688
WVFGRD96   21.0    15    45   -25   4.06 0.2643
WVFGRD96   22.0   115    65    30   4.07 0.2695
WVFGRD96   23.0   115    65    30   4.09 0.2733
WVFGRD96   24.0   115    60    30   4.11 0.2772
WVFGRD96   25.0   115    60    30   4.12 0.2793
WVFGRD96   26.0   115    65    30   4.13 0.2805
WVFGRD96   27.0   115    65    30   4.14 0.2803
WVFGRD96   28.0   115    65    25   4.15 0.2791
WVFGRD96   29.0   110    75    15   4.17 0.2769

The best solution is

WVFGRD96    2.0   175    55   -60   3.91 0.5068

The mechanism correspond to the best fit is

Figure 1. Waveform inversion focal mechanism

The best fit as a function of depth is given in the following figure:

Figure 2. Depth sensitivity for waveform mechanism

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 o DIST/3.3 -20 o DIST/3.3 +50
rtr
taper w 0.1
hp c 0.03 n 3 
lp c 0.10 n 3

Figure 3. Waveform comparison for selected depth. Red: observed; Blue - predicted. The time shift with respect to the model prediction is indicated. The percent of fit is also indicated.

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:

The origin time and epicentral distance are incorrect
The velocity model used for the inversion is incorrect
The velocity model used to define the P-arrival time is not the same as the velocity model used for the waveform inversion (assuming that the initial trace alignment is based on the P arrival time)

Assuming only a mislocation, the time shifts are fit to a functional form:

 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.

Discussion

Velocity Model

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

Quality Control

Here we tabulate the reasons for not using certain digital data sets

The following stations did not have a valid response files:

DATE=Sat Aug 27 07:20:33 CDT 2016

Last Changed 2016/08/27