Location

Location ANSS

Focal Mechanism

USGS/SLU Moment Tensor Solution ENS 2017/07/17 09:27:04:0 36.73 -115.91 7.7 4.2 Nevada Stations used: AE.U15A AE.W13A CI.ARV CI.BC3 CI.BEL CI.BFS CI.CHF CI.DAN CI.DEC CI.DJJ CI.EDW2 CI.FUR CI.GLA CI.GMR CI.GRA CI.HEC CI.IRM CI.ISA CI.MWC CI.NEE2 CI.OSI CI.PASC CI.PDM CI.SLA CI.TIN CI.TUQ CI.VES CI.VOG IM.NV31 LB.BMN LB.TPH NN.CMK6 NN.DSP NN.GMN NN.GWY NN.LHV NN.MOHS NN.PIO NN.PRN NN.Q09A NN.Q12A NN.QSM NN.S11A NN.SHP NN.SPR3 NN.UNVG NN.V12A NN.WLDB PY.BPH02 SN.HEL TA.R11B US.WUAZ UU.CCUT UU.FOR1 UU.FOR4 UU.KNB UU.PSUT UU.SWUT UU.SZCU UU.TCRU 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 = 6.53e+21 dyne-cm Mw = 3.81 Z = 10 km Plane Strike Dip Rake NP1 155 90 -155 NP2 65 65 0 Principal Axes: Axis Value Plunge Azimuth T 6.53e+21 17 287 N 0.00e+00 65 155 P -6.53e+21 17 23 Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm) Component Value Mxx -4.53e+21 Mxy -3.80e+21 Mxz -1.17e+21 Myy 4.53e+21 Myz -2.50e+21 Mzz 0.00e+00 -------------- ###------------- --- #######------------ P ------ #########----------- ------- ###########----------------------- #############----------------------- ###############----------------------- ## ############---------------------## ## T #############------------------#### ### ##############----------------###### #####################-------------######## #####################-----------########## ######################-------############# ######################---############### #####################--################# ###############--------############### -----------------------############# -----------------------########### ---------------------######### ---------------------####### -------------------### -------------- Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor: R T P 0.00e+00 -1.17e+21 2.50e+21 -1.17e+21 -4.53e+21 3.80e+21 2.50e+21 3.80e+21 4.53e+21 Details of the solution is found at http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.NA/20170717092704/index.html

Preferred Solution

      STK = 65
      DIP = 65
     RAKE = 0
       MW = 3.81
       HS = 10.0

The NDK file is 20170717092704.ndk The waveform inversion is preferred.

Moment Tensor Comparison

The following compares this source inversion to others

SLU	UNR
USGS/SLU Moment Tensor Solution ENS 2017/07/17 09:27:04:0 36.73 -115.91 7.7 4.2 Nevada Stations used: AE.U15A AE.W13A CI.ARV CI.BC3 CI.BEL CI.BFS CI.CHF CI.DAN CI.DEC CI.DJJ CI.EDW2 CI.FUR CI.GLA CI.GMR CI.GRA CI.HEC CI.IRM CI.ISA CI.MWC CI.NEE2 CI.OSI CI.PASC CI.PDM CI.SLA CI.TIN CI.TUQ CI.VES CI.VOG IM.NV31 LB.BMN LB.TPH NN.CMK6 NN.DSP NN.GMN NN.GWY NN.LHV NN.MOHS NN.PIO NN.PRN NN.Q09A NN.Q12A NN.QSM NN.S11A NN.SHP NN.SPR3 NN.UNVG NN.V12A NN.WLDB PY.BPH02 SN.HEL TA.R11B US.WUAZ UU.CCUT UU.FOR1 UU.FOR4 UU.KNB UU.PSUT UU.SWUT UU.SZCU UU.TCRU 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 = 6.53e+21 dyne-cm Mw = 3.81 Z = 10 km Plane Strike Dip Rake NP1 155 90 -155 NP2 65 65 0 Principal Axes: Axis Value Plunge Azimuth T 6.53e+21 17 287 N 0.00e+00 65 155 P -6.53e+21 17 23 Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm) Component Value Mxx -4.53e+21 Mxy -3.80e+21 Mxz -1.17e+21 Myy 4.53e+21 Myz -2.50e+21 Mzz 0.00e+00 -------------- ###------------- --- #######------------ P ------ #########----------- ------- ###########----------------------- #############----------------------- ###############----------------------- ## ############---------------------## ## T #############------------------#### ### ##############----------------###### #####################-------------######## #####################-----------########## ######################-------############# ######################---############### #####################--################# ###############--------############### -----------------------############# -----------------------########### ---------------------######### ---------------------####### -------------------### -------------- Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor: R T P 0.00e+00 -1.17e+21 2.50e+21 -1.17e+21 -4.53e+21 3.80e+21 2.50e+21 3.80e+21 4.53e+21 Details of the solution is found at http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.NA/20170717092704/index.html	REVIEWED BY NSL STAFF Event ID:596256 Origin ID:1592846 Algorithm: Ichinose (2003) Long Period, Regional-Distance Waves Seismic Moment Tensor Solution 2017/07/17 (198) 09:27:05.00 36.7304 -115.9092 1592846 Depth = 12.0 (km) Mw = 3.86 Mo = 7.72x10^21 (dyne x cm) Percent Double Couple = 97 % Percent CLVD = 3 % no ISO calculated Epsilon=-0.02 Percent Variance Reduction = 65.81 % Total Fit = 15.35 Major Double Couple strike dip rake Nodal Plane 1: 63 74 6 Nodal Plane 2: 332 84 164 DEVIATORIC MOMENT TENSOR Moment Tensor Elements: Spherical Coordinates Mrr= 0.32 Mtt= -6.20 Mff= 5.88 Mrt= -0.28 Mrf= 2.23 Mtf= 4.25 EXP=21 Moment Tensor Elements: Cartesian Coordinates -6.20 -4.25 -0.28 -4.25 5.88 -2.23 -0.28 -2.23 0.32 Eigenvalues: T-axis eigenvalue= 7.79 N-axis eigenvalue= -0.13 P-axis eigenvalue= -7.66 Eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the Major Double Couple: T-axis ev= 7.79 trend=287 plunge=15 N-axis ev= 0.00 trend=132 plunge=73 P-axis ev=-7.79 trend=19 plunge=7 Maximum Azmuithal Gap=89 Distance to Nearest Station= 90.7 (km) Number of Stations (D=Displacement/V=Velocity) Used=11 (defining only) GWY.NN.D HEL.SN.D UNVG.NN.D S11A.NN.D PRN.NN.D QSM.NN.D V12A.NN.D PIO.NN.D TPH.LB.D GMR.CI.D W13A.AE.D ------------ P -- ####------------ ------ #######---------------------- ##########----------------------- ############----------------------- ##############----------------------- -#################---------------------## ###################-------------------### T ####################----------------###### #####################-------------######## #######################----------########### ########################------############## #########################--################# ############################################ ########################-################## ####################------################# ###############-----------############### #######-------------------############## --------------------------############# -------------------------########### -------------------------######## ------------------------##### ----------------------### ----------------- All Stations defining and nondefining: Station.Net Def Distance Azi Bazi lo-f hi-f vmodel (km) (deg) (deg) (Hz) (Hz) GWY.NN (D) Y 90.7 229 48 0.020 0.080 GWY.NN.wus.glib HEL.SN (D) Y 95.4 270 89 0.020 0.080 HEL.SN.wus.glib UNVG.NN (D) Y 97.4 135 315 0.020 0.080 UNVG.NN.wus.glib S11A.NN (D) Y 102.0 8 188 0.020 0.080 S11A.NN.wus.glib PRN.NN (D) Y 107.3 45 226 0.020 0.080 PRN.NN.wus.glib QSM.NN (D) Y 120.5 226 45 0.020 0.080 QSM.NN.wus.glib V12A.NN (D) Y 146.2 139 320 0.020 0.080 V12A.NN.wus.glib PIO.NN (D) Y 184.6 42 223 0.020 0.080 PIO.NN.wus.glib TPH.LB (D) Y 189.4 323 142 0.020 0.080 TPH.LB.wus.glib GMR.CI (D) Y 217.9 174 354 0.020 0.080 GMR.CI.wus.glib W13A.AE (D) Y 256.6 134 316 0.020 0.080 W13A.AE.wus.glib (V)-velocity (D)-Displacement Author: www-data Date: 2017/07/17 13:30:56 mtinv Version 2.1_DEVEL OCT2008

Magnitudes

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

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 

           DEPTH  STK   DIP  RAKE   MW    FIT
WVFGRD96    1.0   335    90   -10   3.37 0.3082
WVFGRD96    2.0    65    75     0   3.50 0.3807
WVFGRD96    3.0    65    55     0   3.59 0.4219
WVFGRD96    4.0    65    55     0   3.63 0.4597
WVFGRD96    5.0    65    60     0   3.66 0.4888
WVFGRD96    6.0    65    60     0   3.69 0.5106
WVFGRD96    7.0    65    65     0   3.72 0.5286
WVFGRD96    8.0    65    60     0   3.77 0.5413
WVFGRD96    9.0    65    65     0   3.79 0.5464
WVFGRD96   10.0    65    65     0   3.81 0.5471
WVFGRD96   11.0    65    65     0   3.83 0.5428
WVFGRD96   12.0    65    70     0   3.85 0.5357
WVFGRD96   13.0    65    70     0   3.86 0.5260
WVFGRD96   14.0    65    70     0   3.87 0.5135
WVFGRD96   15.0    65    70     0   3.88 0.4992
WVFGRD96   16.0    65    70     0   3.89 0.4833
WVFGRD96   17.0    65    70     5   3.90 0.4661
WVFGRD96   18.0    65    70     5   3.91 0.4493
WVFGRD96   19.0    65    70     5   3.92 0.4318
WVFGRD96   20.0    65    70     5   3.92 0.4143
WVFGRD96   21.0    65    65     5   3.93 0.3978
WVFGRD96   22.0    65    70     5   3.93 0.3825
WVFGRD96   23.0    65    70    10   3.94 0.3688
WVFGRD96   24.0    70    70    15   3.94 0.3586
WVFGRD96   25.0    70    75    15   3.95 0.3500
WVFGRD96   26.0    70    75    15   3.95 0.3423
WVFGRD96   27.0    70    75    15   3.96 0.3350
WVFGRD96   28.0   155    90    20   3.96 0.3386
WVFGRD96   29.0   335    90   -20   3.97 0.3474

The best solution is

WVFGRD96   10.0    65    65     0   3.81 0.5471

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)

 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: