Location

Location ANSS

2016/06/28 19:57:56 35.852 -97.227 5.2 3.9 Oklahoma

Focal Mechanism

USGS/SLU Moment Tensor Solution ENS 2016/06/28 19:57:56:0 35.85 -97.23 5.2 3.9 Oklahoma Stations used: GS.KAN08 GS.KAN16 GS.OK025 GS.OK029 GS.OK030 GS.OK031 GS.OK033 GS.OK034 GS.OK040 GS.OK043 N4.R32B N4.T35B N4.U38B N4.Z35B OK.BCOK OK.CHOK OK.CROK OK.FNO TA.TUL1 US.KSU1 Filtering commands used: cut o DIST/3.3 -30 o DIST/3.3 +70 rtr taper w 0.1 hp c 0.03 n 3 lp c 0.10 n 3 Best Fitting Double Couple Mo = 2.66e+21 dyne-cm Mw = 3.55 Z = 4 km Plane Strike Dip Rake NP1 50 90 -170 NP2 320 80 0 Principal Axes: Axis Value Plunge Azimuth T 2.66e+21 7 185 N 0.00e+00 80 50 P -2.66e+21 7 275 Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm) Component Value Mxx 2.58e+21 Mxy 4.55e+20 Mxz -3.54e+20 Myy -2.58e+21 Myz 2.97e+20 Mzz 0.00e+00 ############## ###################### -########################### -----######################### ---------######################--- ------------##################------ ---------------##############--------- ------------------##########------------ -------------------#######-------------- -------------------##------------------ P -------------------##------------------ -----------------#####----------------- ------------------########---------------- --------------#############------------- ------------################------------ ---------###################---------- ------#######################------- ---##########################----- ###########################--- ###########################- ######## ########### #### T ####### Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor: R T P 0.00e+00 -3.54e+20 -2.97e+20 -3.54e+20 2.58e+21 -4.55e+20 -2.97e+20 -4.55e+20 -2.58e+21 Details of the solution is found at http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.NA/20160628195756/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 = 320
      DIP = 80
     RAKE = 0
       MW = 3.55
       HS = 4.0

The NDK file is 20160628195756.ndk The waveform inversion is preferred.

Moment Tensor Comparison

The following compares this source inversion to others

SLU

USGS/SLU Moment Tensor Solution ENS 2016/06/28 19:57:56:0 35.85 -97.23 5.2 3.9 Oklahoma Stations used: GS.KAN08 GS.KAN16 GS.OK025 GS.OK029 GS.OK030 GS.OK031 GS.OK033 GS.OK034 GS.OK040 GS.OK043 N4.R32B N4.T35B N4.U38B N4.Z35B OK.BCOK OK.CHOK OK.CROK OK.FNO TA.TUL1 US.KSU1 Filtering commands used: cut o DIST/3.3 -30 o DIST/3.3 +70 rtr taper w 0.1 hp c 0.03 n 3 lp c 0.10 n 3 Best Fitting Double Couple Mo = 2.66e+21 dyne-cm Mw = 3.55 Z = 4 km Plane Strike Dip Rake NP1 50 90 -170 NP2 320 80 0 Principal Axes: Axis Value Plunge Azimuth T 2.66e+21 7 185 N 0.00e+00 80 50 P -2.66e+21 7 275 Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm) Component Value Mxx 2.58e+21 Mxy 4.55e+20 Mxz -3.54e+20 Myy -2.58e+21 Myz 2.97e+20 Mzz 0.00e+00 ############## ###################### -########################### -----######################### ---------######################--- ------------##################------ ---------------##############--------- ------------------##########------------ -------------------#######-------------- -------------------##------------------ P -------------------##------------------ -----------------#####----------------- ------------------########---------------- --------------#############------------- ------------################------------ ---------###################---------- ------#######################------- ---##########################----- ###########################--- ###########################- ######## ########### #### T ####### Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor: R T P 0.00e+00 -3.54e+20 -2.97e+20 -3.54e+20 2.58e+21 -4.55e+20 -2.97e+20 -4.55e+20 -2.58e+21 Details of the solution is found at http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.NA/20160628195756/index.html

Magnitudes

mLg Magnitude

(a) mLg computed using the IASPEI formula; (b) mLg residuals ; the values used for the trimmed mean are indicated.

ML Magnitude

(a) ML computed using the IASPEI formula for Horizontal components; (b) ML residuals computed using a modified IASPEI formula that accounts for path specific attenuation; the values used for the trimmed mean are indicated. The ML relation used for each figure is given at the bottom of each plot.

(a) ML computed using the IASPEI formula for Vertical components (research); (b) ML residuals computed using a modified IASPEI formula that accounts for path specific attenuation; the values used for the trimmed mean are indicated. The ML relation used for each figure is given at the bottom of each plot.

Context

The next figure presents the focal mechanism for this earthquake (red) in the context of other events (blue) in the SLU Moment Tensor Catalog which are within ± 0.5 degrees of the new event. This comparison is shown in the left panel of the figure. The right panel shows the inferred direction of maximum compressive stress and the type of faulting (green is strike-slip, red is normal, blue is thrust; oblique is shown by a combination of colors).

Waveform Inversion using wvfgrd96

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 -30 o DIST/3.3 +70
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   140    85     0   3.30 0.4466
WVFGRD96    2.0   140    85     5   3.44 0.5606
WVFGRD96    3.0   140    90     0   3.51 0.6010
WVFGRD96    4.0   320    80     0   3.55 0.6053
WVFGRD96    5.0   320    80     0   3.59 0.5930
WVFGRD96    6.0   320    80     0   3.62 0.5716
WVFGRD96    7.0   320    80     0   3.64 0.5471
WVFGRD96    8.0   320    75     5   3.68 0.5222
WVFGRD96    9.0   320    75     0   3.70 0.4947
WVFGRD96   10.0   320    75     0   3.71 0.4708
WVFGRD96   11.0   320    85    15   3.73 0.4511
WVFGRD96   12.0   320    85    15   3.74 0.4351
WVFGRD96   13.0   320    85    15   3.75 0.4203
WVFGRD96   14.0   320    85    15   3.76 0.4052
WVFGRD96   15.0   320    85    15   3.77 0.3910
WVFGRD96   16.0   320    85    10   3.78 0.3778
WVFGRD96   17.0   320    85    10   3.79 0.3651
WVFGRD96   18.0   320    85    10   3.79 0.3527
WVFGRD96   19.0   320    85    10   3.80 0.3400
WVFGRD96   20.0   140    80    10   3.79 0.3287
WVFGRD96   21.0    50    90    -5   3.81 0.3382
WVFGRD96   22.0    50    90    -5   3.82 0.3481
WVFGRD96   23.0    50    90    -5   3.83 0.3578
WVFGRD96   24.0    50    90    -5   3.84 0.3641
WVFGRD96   25.0    50    90   -10   3.85 0.3686
WVFGRD96   26.0   230    90    10   3.85 0.3713
WVFGRD96   27.0   230    90    10   3.86 0.3721
WVFGRD96   28.0    50    85   -10   3.86 0.3723
WVFGRD96   29.0    50    85   -10   3.87 0.3727

The best solution is

WVFGRD96    4.0   320    80     0   3.55 0.6053

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 -30 o DIST/3.3 +70
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

Acknowledgements

Thanks also to the many seismic network operators whose dedication make this effort possible: University of Nevada Reno, University of Alaska, University of Washington, Oregon State University, University of Utah, Montana Bureas of Mines, UC Berkely, Caltech, UC San Diego, Saint Louis University, University of Memphis, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, the Iris stations and the Transportable Array of EarthScope.

Velocity Model

The WUS.model used for the waveform synthetic seismograms and for the surface wave eigenfunctions and dispersion is as follows:

MODEL.01
Model after     8 iterations
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
     1.9000     3.4065     2.0089     2.2150  0.302E-02  0.679E-02   0.00       0.00       1.00       1.00    
     6.1000     5.5445     3.2953     2.6089  0.349E-02  0.784E-02   0.00       0.00       1.00       1.00    
    13.0000     6.2708     3.7396     2.7812  0.212E-02  0.476E-02   0.00       0.00       1.00       1.00    
    19.0000     6.4075     3.7680     2.8223  0.111E-02  0.249E-02   0.00       0.00       1.00       1.00    
     0.0000     7.9000     4.6200     3.2760  0.164E-10  0.370E-10   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:

Last Changed Tue Jun 28 18:18:03 CDT 2016