The ANSS event ID is usp000gv8y and the event page is at https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000gv8y/executive.
2009/03/21 19:17:54 62.056 -79.650 5.0 3.8 Nunavut, Canada
USGS/SLU Moment Tensor Solution
ENS 2009/03/21 19:17:54:0 62.06 -79.65 5.0 3.8 Nunavut, Canada
Stations used:
CN.BULN CN.FCC CN.ILON CN.INUQ CN.IVKQ CN.NUNN CN.QILN
CN.RES CN.SCHQ CN.SILO CN.STLN CN.ULM CN.WAGN US.AGMN
US.EYMN
Filtering commands used:
hp c 0.02 n 3
lp c 0.10 n 3
br c 0.12 0.25 n 4 p 2
Best Fitting Double Couple
Mo = 5.89e+21 dyne-cm
Mw = 3.78
Z = 1 km
Plane Strike Dip Rake
NP1 275 55 90
NP2 95 35 90
Principal Axes:
Axis Value Plunge Azimuth
T 5.89e+21 80 185
N 0.00e+00 -0 95
P -5.89e+21 10 5
Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm)
Component Value
Mxx -5.49e+21
Mxy -4.80e+20
Mxz -2.01e+21
Myy -4.20e+19
Myz -1.76e+20
Mzz 5.53e+21
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Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor:
R T P
5.53e+21 -2.01e+21 1.76e+20
-2.01e+21 -5.49e+21 4.80e+20
1.76e+20 4.80e+20 -4.20e+19
Details of the solution is found at
http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.NA/20090321191754/index.html
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STK = 95
DIP = 35
RAKE = 90
MW = 3.78
HS = 1.0
The NDK file is 20090321191754.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:
hp c 0.02 n 3 lp c 0.10 n 3 br c 0.12 0.25 n 4 p 2The results of this grid search are as follow:
DEPTH STK DIP RAKE MW FIT
WVFGRD96 0.5 95 35 90 3.75 0.6859
WVFGRD96 1.0 95 35 90 3.78 0.6937
WVFGRD96 2.0 85 40 85 3.84 0.6607
WVFGRD96 3.0 95 20 95 3.91 0.6122
WVFGRD96 4.0 95 20 90 3.90 0.6209
WVFGRD96 5.0 95 75 85 3.86 0.6446
WVFGRD96 6.0 285 20 100 3.86 0.6571
WVFGRD96 7.0 285 20 100 3.84 0.6654
WVFGRD96 8.0 95 70 85 3.83 0.6680
WVFGRD96 9.0 95 70 85 3.82 0.6699
WVFGRD96 10.0 95 70 85 3.85 0.6720
WVFGRD96 11.0 95 70 85 3.84 0.6710
WVFGRD96 12.0 270 85 -60 3.84 0.6689
WVFGRD96 13.0 270 80 -60 3.85 0.6719
WVFGRD96 14.0 270 80 -55 3.87 0.6751
WVFGRD96 15.0 270 80 -55 3.87 0.6768
WVFGRD96 16.0 270 80 -55 3.88 0.6772
WVFGRD96 17.0 270 80 -55 3.88 0.6765
WVFGRD96 18.0 270 80 -55 3.89 0.6747
WVFGRD96 19.0 270 80 -55 3.89 0.6720
WVFGRD96 20.0 270 80 -60 3.92 0.6674
WVFGRD96 21.0 270 80 -55 3.94 0.6618
WVFGRD96 22.0 270 80 -55 3.95 0.6551
WVFGRD96 23.0 270 80 -55 3.95 0.6471
WVFGRD96 24.0 110 15 -75 3.93 0.6388
WVFGRD96 25.0 110 15 -75 3.94 0.6298
WVFGRD96 26.0 105 20 -80 3.95 0.6197
WVFGRD96 27.0 105 20 -80 3.96 0.6094
WVFGRD96 28.0 110 20 -75 3.97 0.5979
WVFGRD96 29.0 110 20 -75 3.98 0.5856
The best solution is
WVFGRD96 1.0 95 35 90 3.78 0.6937
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
hp c 0.02 n 3 lp c 0.10 n 3 br c 0.12 0.25 n 4 p 2
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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= 285.91
DIP= 70.71
RAKE= 95.38
OR
STK= 90.00
DIP= 20.00
RAKE= 75.01
DEPTH = 3.0 km
Mw = 4.05
Best Fit 0.8398 - 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 CUS.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 CUS Model with Q from simple gamma values 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 1.0000 5.0000 2.8900 2.5000 0.172E-02 0.387E-02 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 9.0000 6.1000 3.5200 2.7300 0.160E-02 0.363E-02 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 10.0000 6.4000 3.7000 2.8200 0.149E-02 0.336E-02 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 20.0000 6.7000 3.8700 2.9020 0.000E-04 0.000E-04 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 0.0000 8.1500 4.7000 3.3640 0.194E-02 0.431E-02 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00
