The ANSS event ID is nn00468207 and the event page is at https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nn00468207/executive.
2014/11/17 08:16:12 41.928 -119.628 1.6 4 Nevada
USGS/SLU Moment Tensor Solution ENS 2014/11/17 08:16:12:0 41.93 -119.63 1.6 4.0 Nevada Stations used: BK.WDC IM.NV31 IU.COR IW.MFID IW.PLID LB.TPH NC.AFD NC.GDXB NC.KBO NC.KEB NC.KHMB NC.KMR NC.KRMB NC.MDPB NN.BEK NN.KVN NN.LHV NN.OMMB NN.PAH NN.PNT NN.REDF NN.RUB NN.RYN NN.SPR3 NN.VCN NN.WAK NN.WDEM TA.R11A UO.PINE US.BMO US.ELK US.HAWA US.HLID US.WVOR UU.BGU UU.HVU UW.BRAN UW.IRON UW.IZEE UW.TREE UW.TUCA UW.UMAT UW.WOLL UW.YACT 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 br c 0.12 0.25 n 4 p 2 Best Fitting Double Couple Mo = 8.61e+21 dyne-cm Mw = 3.89 Z = 10 km Plane Strike Dip Rake NP1 30 75 -60 NP2 144 33 -152 Principal Axes: Axis Value Plunge Azimuth T 8.61e+21 24 97 N 0.00e+00 29 201 P -8.61e+21 51 334 Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm) Component Value Mxx -2.67e+21 Mxy 4.65e+20 Mxz -4.19e+21 Myy 6.40e+21 Myz 5.04e+21 Mzz -3.73e+21 -------------- ---------------------# #-----------------------#### #------------------------##### ##------------------------######## ###--------- ------------######### ###---------- P -----------########### ####---------- ----------############# ####-----------------------############# #####----------------------############### ######--------------------################ ######-------------------########## #### #######-----------------########### T #### #######---------------############ ### ########------------#################### ########----------#################### ########--------#################### #########----##################### ############################## #######-----################ #--------------#####-- -------------- Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor: R T P -3.73e+21 -4.19e+21 -5.04e+21 -4.19e+21 -2.67e+21 -4.65e+20 -5.04e+21 -4.65e+20 6.40e+21 Details of the solution is found at http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.NA/20141117081612/index.html |
STK = 30 DIP = 75 RAKE = -60 MW = 3.89 HS = 10.0
The NDK file is 20141117081612.ndk The waveform inversion is preferred.
The following compares this source inversion to those provided by others. The purpose is to look for major differences and also to note slight differences that might be inherent to the processing procedure. For completeness the USGS/SLU solution is repeated from above.
USGS/SLU Moment Tensor Solution ENS 2014/11/17 08:16:12:0 41.93 -119.63 1.6 4.0 Nevada Stations used: BK.WDC IM.NV31 IU.COR IW.MFID IW.PLID LB.TPH NC.AFD NC.GDXB NC.KBO NC.KEB NC.KHMB NC.KMR NC.KRMB NC.MDPB NN.BEK NN.KVN NN.LHV NN.OMMB NN.PAH NN.PNT NN.REDF NN.RUB NN.RYN NN.SPR3 NN.VCN NN.WAK NN.WDEM TA.R11A UO.PINE US.BMO US.ELK US.HAWA US.HLID US.WVOR UU.BGU UU.HVU UW.BRAN UW.IRON UW.IZEE UW.TREE UW.TUCA UW.UMAT UW.WOLL UW.YACT 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 br c 0.12 0.25 n 4 p 2 Best Fitting Double Couple Mo = 8.61e+21 dyne-cm Mw = 3.89 Z = 10 km Plane Strike Dip Rake NP1 30 75 -60 NP2 144 33 -152 Principal Axes: Axis Value Plunge Azimuth T 8.61e+21 24 97 N 0.00e+00 29 201 P -8.61e+21 51 334 Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm) Component Value Mxx -2.67e+21 Mxy 4.65e+20 Mxz -4.19e+21 Myy 6.40e+21 Myz 5.04e+21 Mzz -3.73e+21 -------------- ---------------------# #-----------------------#### #------------------------##### ##------------------------######## ###--------- ------------######### ###---------- P -----------########### ####---------- ----------############# ####-----------------------############# #####----------------------############### ######--------------------################ ######-------------------########## #### #######-----------------########### T #### #######---------------############ ### ########------------#################### ########----------#################### ########--------#################### #########----##################### ############################## #######-----################ #--------------#####-- -------------- Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor: R T P -3.73e+21 -4.19e+21 -5.04e+21 -4.19e+21 -2.67e+21 -4.65e+20 -5.04e+21 -4.65e+20 6.40e+21 Details of the solution is found at http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.NA/20141117081612/index.html |
Mw Moment 7.32e+14 N-m Magnitude 3.8 Percent DC 99% Depth 16.0 km Updated 2014-11-17 09:30:46 UTC Author nn Catalog nn Contributor Code nn00468207 Principal Axes Axis Value Plunge Azimuth T 7.321 18 89 N -0.008 42 197 P -7.313 42 342 Nodal Planes Plane Strike Dip Rake NP1 31 76 -46 NP2 135 46 -160 |
Given the availability of digital waveforms for determination of the moment tensor, this section documents the added processing leading to mLg, if appropriate to the region, and ML by application of the respective IASPEI formulae. As a research study, the linear distance term of the IASPEI formula for ML is adjusted to remove a linear distance trend in residuals to give a regionally defined ML. The defined ML uses horizontal component recordings, but the same procedure is applied to the vertical components since there may be some interest in vertical component ground motions. Residual plots versus distance may indicate interesting features of ground motion scaling in some distance ranges. A residual plot of the regionalized magnitude is given as a function of distance and azimuth, since data sets may transcend different wave propagation provinces.
Left: ML computed using the IASPEI formula for Horizontal components. Center: 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.
Right: Residuals from new relation as a function of distance and azimuth.
Left: ML computed using the IASPEI formula for Vertical components (research). Center: 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.
Right: Residuals from new relation as a function of distance and azimuth.
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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 -30 o DIST/3.3 +70 rtr taper w 0.1 hp c 0.03 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 1.0 25 85 5 3.50 0.4008 WVFGRD96 2.0 200 45 -90 3.74 0.5411 WVFGRD96 3.0 40 80 40 3.71 0.5651 WVFGRD96 4.0 35 85 -60 3.82 0.6436 WVFGRD96 5.0 35 85 -65 3.85 0.7185 WVFGRD96 6.0 30 80 -65 3.85 0.7586 WVFGRD96 7.0 30 75 -65 3.84 0.7758 WVFGRD96 8.0 30 75 -65 3.90 0.7907 WVFGRD96 9.0 30 75 -60 3.89 0.7958 WVFGRD96 10.0 30 75 -60 3.89 0.7972 WVFGRD96 11.0 30 75 -55 3.89 0.7949 WVFGRD96 12.0 30 75 -55 3.90 0.7896 WVFGRD96 13.0 35 80 -50 3.90 0.7828 WVFGRD96 14.0 35 80 -50 3.90 0.7755 WVFGRD96 15.0 35 80 -45 3.91 0.7677 WVFGRD96 16.0 35 80 -45 3.92 0.7582 WVFGRD96 17.0 35 80 -45 3.93 0.7470 WVFGRD96 18.0 220 85 45 3.94 0.7330 WVFGRD96 19.0 220 85 45 3.95 0.7218 WVFGRD96 20.0 220 85 45 3.96 0.7099 WVFGRD96 21.0 220 85 45 3.97 0.6980 WVFGRD96 22.0 220 85 45 3.98 0.6857 WVFGRD96 23.0 220 85 45 3.99 0.6732 WVFGRD96 24.0 220 85 45 4.00 0.6602 WVFGRD96 25.0 35 90 -45 4.01 0.6443 WVFGRD96 26.0 35 90 -45 4.02 0.6303 WVFGRD96 27.0 220 85 45 4.02 0.6158 WVFGRD96 28.0 215 90 45 4.04 0.6006 WVFGRD96 29.0 35 90 -45 4.04 0.5844
The best solution is
WVFGRD96 10.0 30 75 -60 3.89 0.7972
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 -30 o DIST/3.3 +70 rtr taper w 0.1 hp c 0.03 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 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