The ANSS event ID is uu60378837 and the event page is at https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/uu60378837/executive.
2020/04/16 13:41:29 40.736 -112.062 9.5 4.19 Utah
USGS/SLU Moment Tensor Solution ENS 2020/04/16 13:41:29:0 40.74 -112.06 9.5 4.2 Utah Stations used: GS.UT01 GS.UT02 IE.BCYI IM.PD31 IW.FLWY IW.FXWY IW.LOHW IW.MFID IW.MOOW IW.SNOW N4.O20A NN.PIO US.AHID US.BW06 US.DUG US.ELK US.HLID US.HWUT UU.BGU UU.BRPU UU.BRWY UU.BSUT UU.CCUT UU.CTU UU.ECUT UU.HMU UU.HVU UU.KNB UU.LCMT UU.LIUT UU.MPU UU.MTPU UU.NLU UU.PKCU UU.PNSU UU.PSUT UU.RDMU UU.SPU UU.SRU UU.SVWY UU.SZCU UU.TCRU UU.TCU UU.VRUT 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 0.10 n 3 Best Fitting Double Couple Mo = 1.55e+22 dyne-cm Mw = 4.06 Z = 11 km Plane Strike Dip Rake NP1 324 62 -112 NP2 185 35 -55 Principal Axes: Axis Value Plunge Azimuth T 1.55e+22 14 70 N 0.00e+00 19 335 P -1.55e+22 66 195 Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm) Component Value Mxx -7.94e+20 Mxy 3.98e+21 Mxz 6.87e+21 Myy 1.27e+22 Myz 4.96e+21 Mzz -1.19e+22 -----######### ------################ ######-##################### ######-----################### #######--------################### #######------------################# #######--------------############# # ########----------------########### T ## #######------------------########## ## ########--------------------############## #######----------------------############# #######-----------------------############ #######------------------------########### #######---------- -----------######### #######---------- P -----------######### #######--------- ------------####### ######------------------------###### ######-----------------------##### #####----------------------### ######--------------------## ####------------------ ###----------- Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor: R T P -1.19e+22 6.87e+21 -4.96e+21 6.87e+21 -7.94e+20 -3.98e+21 -4.96e+21 -3.98e+21 1.27e+22 Details of the solution is found at http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.NA/20200416134129/index.html |
STK = 185 DIP = 35 RAKE = -55 MW = 4.06 HS = 11.0
The NDK file is 20200416134129.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 2020/04/16 13:41:29:0 40.74 -112.06 9.5 4.2 Utah Stations used: GS.UT01 GS.UT02 IE.BCYI IM.PD31 IW.FLWY IW.FXWY IW.LOHW IW.MFID IW.MOOW IW.SNOW N4.O20A NN.PIO US.AHID US.BW06 US.DUG US.ELK US.HLID US.HWUT UU.BGU UU.BRPU UU.BRWY UU.BSUT UU.CCUT UU.CTU UU.ECUT UU.HMU UU.HVU UU.KNB UU.LCMT UU.LIUT UU.MPU UU.MTPU UU.NLU UU.PKCU UU.PNSU UU.PSUT UU.RDMU UU.SPU UU.SRU UU.SVWY UU.SZCU UU.TCRU UU.TCU UU.VRUT 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 0.10 n 3 Best Fitting Double Couple Mo = 1.55e+22 dyne-cm Mw = 4.06 Z = 11 km Plane Strike Dip Rake NP1 324 62 -112 NP2 185 35 -55 Principal Axes: Axis Value Plunge Azimuth T 1.55e+22 14 70 N 0.00e+00 19 335 P -1.55e+22 66 195 Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm) Component Value Mxx -7.94e+20 Mxy 3.98e+21 Mxz 6.87e+21 Myy 1.27e+22 Myz 4.96e+21 Mzz -1.19e+22 -----######### ------################ ######-##################### ######-----################### #######--------################### #######------------################# #######--------------############# # ########----------------########### T ## #######------------------########## ## ########--------------------############## #######----------------------############# #######-----------------------############ #######------------------------########### #######---------- -----------######### #######---------- P -----------######### #######--------- ------------####### ######------------------------###### ######-----------------------##### #####----------------------### ######--------------------## ####------------------ ###----------- Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor: R T P -1.19e+22 6.87e+21 -4.96e+21 6.87e+21 -7.94e+20 -3.98e+21 -4.96e+21 -3.98e+21 1.27e+22 Details of the solution is found at http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.NA/20200416134129/index.html |
Moment Tensor (TDMT) Moment 1.767e+15 N-m Magnitude 4.10 Depth 9.0 km Percent DC 92% Half Duration - Catalog UU Data Source UU 2 Contributor UU 2 Nodal Planes Plane Strike Dip Rake NP1 191 36 -46 NP2 321 65 -117 Principal Axes Axis Value Plunge Azimuth T 1.800e+15 N-m 16 70 N -0.068e+15 N-m 24 333 P -1.732e+15 N-m 61 190 |
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 -40 o DIST/3.3 +50 rtr taper w 0.1 hp c 0.03 n 3 lp c 0.10 n 3The results of this grid search are as follow:
DEPTH STK DIP RAKE MW FIT WVFGRD96 1.0 215 90 -5 3.52 0.1972 WVFGRD96 2.0 340 40 -95 3.77 0.2648 WVFGRD96 3.0 20 35 -25 3.80 0.2685 WVFGRD96 4.0 195 20 -35 3.86 0.3496 WVFGRD96 5.0 190 25 -45 3.89 0.4334 WVFGRD96 6.0 185 30 -55 3.92 0.5006 WVFGRD96 7.0 185 30 -55 3.94 0.5535 WVFGRD96 8.0 185 30 -55 4.02 0.5941 WVFGRD96 9.0 185 35 -55 4.04 0.6277 WVFGRD96 10.0 185 35 -55 4.05 0.6469 WVFGRD96 11.0 185 35 -55 4.06 0.6529 WVFGRD96 12.0 190 40 -50 4.08 0.6512 WVFGRD96 13.0 190 40 -50 4.09 0.6418 WVFGRD96 14.0 190 40 -50 4.10 0.6267 WVFGRD96 15.0 195 45 -40 4.11 0.6085 WVFGRD96 16.0 195 45 -40 4.11 0.5876 WVFGRD96 17.0 195 45 -40 4.12 0.5641 WVFGRD96 18.0 200 45 -30 4.13 0.5400 WVFGRD96 19.0 200 50 -30 4.14 0.5149 WVFGRD96 20.0 200 35 -30 4.14 0.4959 WVFGRD96 21.0 200 35 -30 4.15 0.4783 WVFGRD96 22.0 200 35 -30 4.15 0.4582 WVFGRD96 23.0 205 35 -20 4.16 0.4393 WVFGRD96 24.0 205 35 -20 4.17 0.4200 WVFGRD96 25.0 205 35 -20 4.17 0.4009 WVFGRD96 26.0 205 35 -20 4.17 0.3814 WVFGRD96 27.0 210 35 -15 4.18 0.3631 WVFGRD96 28.0 210 35 -15 4.18 0.3483 WVFGRD96 29.0 205 35 -20 4.18 0.3345
The best solution is
WVFGRD96 11.0 185 35 -55 4.06 0.6529
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 0.10 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 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