The ANSS event ID is ak006b7x36uk and the event page is at https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ak006b7x36uk/executive.
2006/09/01 23:44:49 66.277 -142.315 10.1 4.4 Alaska
USGS/SLU Moment Tensor Solution
ENS 2006/09/01 23:44:49:0 66.28 -142.32 10.1 4.4 Alaska
Stations used:
AK.BPAW AK.COLD AK.KTH AK.MCK AK.TRF CN.DAWY CN.INK IU.COLA
Filtering commands used:
cut o DIST/3.3 -40 o DIST/3.3 +50
rtr
taper w 0.1
hp c 0.03 n 3
lp c 0.06 n 3
Best Fitting Double Couple
Mo = 4.52e+22 dyne-cm
Mw = 4.37
Z = 15 km
Plane Strike Dip Rake
NP1 230 80 15
NP2 137 75 170
Principal Axes:
Axis Value Plunge Azimuth
T 4.52e+22 18 94
N 0.00e+00 72 263
P -4.52e+22 3 3
Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm)
Component Value
Mxx -4.47e+22
Mxy -5.49e+21
Mxz -3.55e+21
Myy 4.07e+22
Myz 1.29e+22
Mzz 4.00e+21
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Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor:
R T P
4.00e+21 -3.55e+21 -1.29e+22
-3.55e+21 -4.47e+22 5.49e+21
-1.29e+22 5.49e+21 4.07e+22
Details of the solution is found at
http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.NA/20060901234449/index.html
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STK = 230
DIP = 80
RAKE = 15
MW = 4.37
HS = 15.0
The NDK file is 20060901234449.ndk The waveform inversion is preferred.
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The focal mechanism was determined using broadband seismic waveforms. The location of the event (star) and the stations used for (red) 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's 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 -40 o DIST/3.3 +50 rtr taper w 0.1 hp c 0.03 n 3 lp c 0.06 n 3The results of this grid search are as follow:
DEPTH STK DIP RAKE MW FIT
WVFGRD96 1.0 230 85 5 4.09 0.5378
WVFGRD96 2.0 225 75 -10 4.15 0.6013
WVFGRD96 3.0 45 75 -10 4.18 0.6292
WVFGRD96 4.0 45 80 -5 4.20 0.6472
WVFGRD96 5.0 45 80 -5 4.22 0.6610
WVFGRD96 6.0 50 75 15 4.24 0.6764
WVFGRD96 7.0 50 80 15 4.26 0.6951
WVFGRD96 8.0 50 80 20 4.29 0.7127
WVFGRD96 9.0 50 80 20 4.30 0.7240
WVFGRD96 10.0 50 80 20 4.32 0.7324
WVFGRD96 11.0 50 80 20 4.33 0.7374
WVFGRD96 12.0 230 80 20 4.34 0.7420
WVFGRD96 13.0 230 80 20 4.35 0.7461
WVFGRD96 14.0 230 80 15 4.36 0.7482
WVFGRD96 15.0 230 80 15 4.37 0.7493
WVFGRD96 16.0 230 80 15 4.38 0.7490
WVFGRD96 17.0 230 80 15 4.39 0.7470
WVFGRD96 18.0 230 80 15 4.40 0.7435
WVFGRD96 19.0 230 80 15 4.41 0.7383
WVFGRD96 20.0 230 80 15 4.42 0.7322
WVFGRD96 21.0 230 80 15 4.43 0.7253
WVFGRD96 22.0 230 80 15 4.43 0.7174
WVFGRD96 23.0 230 80 10 4.44 0.7088
WVFGRD96 24.0 230 80 10 4.45 0.6992
WVFGRD96 25.0 230 80 10 4.45 0.6884
WVFGRD96 26.0 235 75 10 4.46 0.6771
WVFGRD96 27.0 235 75 10 4.46 0.6649
WVFGRD96 28.0 235 75 10 4.47 0.6518
WVFGRD96 29.0 235 75 10 4.48 0.6381
The best solution is
WVFGRD96 15.0 230 80 15 4.37 0.7493
The mechanism corresponding 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, the velocity model used in the predictions may not be perfect and the epicentral parameters may be be off. 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 -40 o DIST/3.3 +50 rtr taper w 0.1 hp c 0.03 n 3 lp c 0.06 n 3
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| 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. The time scale is relative to the first trace sample. |
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| Focal mechanism sensitivity at the preferred depth. The red color indicates a very good fit to the waveforms. 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 following figure shows the stations used in the grid search for the best focal mechanism to fit the surface-wave spectral amplitudes of the Love and Rayleigh waves.
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The surface-wave determined focal mechanism is shown here.
NODAL PLANES
STK= 316.03
DIP= 75.52
RAKE= 164.50
OR
STK= 49.99
DIP= 75.00
RAKE= 15.00
DEPTH = 3.0 km
Mw = 4.41
Best Fit 0.8498 - P-T axis plot gives solutions with FIT greater than FIT90
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Surface wave analysis was performed using codes from Computer Programs in Seismology, specifically the multiple filter analysis program do_mft and the surface-wave radiation pattern search program srfgrd96.
Digital data were collected, instrument response removed and traces converted
to Z, R an T components. Multiple filter analysis was applied to the Z and T traces to obtain the Rayleigh- and Love-wave spectral amplitudes, respectively.
These were input to the search program which examined all depths between 1 and 25 km
and all possible mechanisms.
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| Pressure-tension axis trends. Since the surface-wave spectra search does not distinguish between P and T axes and since there is a 180 ambiguity in strike, all possible P and T axes are plotted. First motion data and waveforms will be used to select the preferred mechanism. The purpose of this plot is to provide an idea of the possible range of solutions. The P and T-axes for all mechanisms with goodness of fit greater than 0.9 FITMAX (above) are plotted here. |
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| Focal mechanism sensitivity at the preferred depth. The red color indicates a very good fit to the Love and Rayleigh wave radiation patterns. 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. Because of the symmetry of the spectral amplitude rediation patterns, only strikes from 0-180 degrees are sampled. |
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The WUS.model used for the waveform synthetic seismograms and for the surface wave eigenfunctions and dispersion is as follows (The format is in the model96 format of Computer Programs in Seismology).
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