The ANSS event ID is tx2021hiaf and the event page is at https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/tx2021hiaf/executive.
2021/04/14 23:54:02 35.853 -101.008 7.7 4.3 Texas
USGS/SLU Moment Tensor Solution ENS 2021/04/14 23:54:02:0 35.85 -101.01 7.7 4.3 Texas Stations used: N4.ABTX N4.MSTX N4.R32B O2.CALT O2.DOVR O2.FREE O2.FW03 O2.FW06 O2.GORE O2.SC11 O2.SC12 O2.SC16 OK.CROK TX.APMT TX.DKNS TX.DRZT TX.PLPT TX.RTBA TX.SMWD US.AMTX US.CBKS YX.UNM2 Filtering commands used: cut o DIST/3.3 -30 o DIST/3.3 +50 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 = 2.09e+21 dyne-cm Mw = 3.48 Z = 14 km Plane Strike Dip Rake NP1 295 65 -60 NP2 61 38 -137 Principal Axes: Axis Value Plunge Azimuth T 2.09e+21 15 4 N 0.00e+00 27 101 P -2.09e+21 59 248 Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm) Component Value Mxx 1.86e+21 Mxy -7.77e+19 Mxz 8.67e+20 Myy -4.78e+20 Myz 8.92e+20 Mzz -1.39e+21 ####### #### ########### T ######## ############## ########### ############################## ################################## #################################### ---------------######################- ---------------------#################-- -------------------------#############-- -----------------------------##########--- --------------------------------######---- ------------ -------------------###----- ------------ P --------------------------- ----------- --------------------##---- --------------------------------######-- -----------------------------######### --------------------------########## ##--------------------############ #####---------################ ############################ ###################### ############## Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor: R T P -1.39e+21 8.67e+20 -8.92e+20 8.67e+20 1.86e+21 7.77e+19 -8.92e+20 7.77e+19 -4.78e+20 Details of the solution is found at http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.NA/20210414235402/index.html |
STK = 295 DIP = 65 RAKE = -60 MW = 3.48 HS = 14.0
The NDK file is 20210414235402.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 2021/04/14 23:54:02:0 35.85 -101.01 7.7 4.3 Texas Stations used: N4.ABTX N4.MSTX N4.R32B O2.CALT O2.DOVR O2.FREE O2.FW03 O2.FW06 O2.GORE O2.SC11 O2.SC12 O2.SC16 OK.CROK TX.APMT TX.DKNS TX.DRZT TX.PLPT TX.RTBA TX.SMWD US.AMTX US.CBKS YX.UNM2 Filtering commands used: cut o DIST/3.3 -30 o DIST/3.3 +50 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 = 2.09e+21 dyne-cm Mw = 3.48 Z = 14 km Plane Strike Dip Rake NP1 295 65 -60 NP2 61 38 -137 Principal Axes: Axis Value Plunge Azimuth T 2.09e+21 15 4 N 0.00e+00 27 101 P -2.09e+21 59 248 Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm) Component Value Mxx 1.86e+21 Mxy -7.77e+19 Mxz 8.67e+20 Myy -4.78e+20 Myz 8.92e+20 Mzz -1.39e+21 ####### #### ########### T ######## ############## ########### ############################## ################################## #################################### ---------------######################- ---------------------#################-- -------------------------#############-- -----------------------------##########--- --------------------------------######---- ------------ -------------------###----- ------------ P --------------------------- ----------- --------------------##---- --------------------------------######-- -----------------------------######### --------------------------########## ##--------------------############ #####---------################ ############################ ###################### ############## Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor: R T P -1.39e+21 8.67e+20 -8.92e+20 8.67e+20 1.86e+21 7.77e+19 -8.92e+20 7.77e+19 -4.78e+20 Details of the solution is found at http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.NA/20210414235402/index.html |
Regional Moment Tensor (Mwr) Moment 3.394e+14 N-m Magnitude 3.62 Mwr Depth 11.0 km Percent DC 80% Half Duration - Catalog US Data Source US 2 Contributor US 2 Nodal Planes Plane Strike Dip Rake NP1 74 37 -111 NP2 279 55 -75 Principal Axes Axis Value Plunge Azimuth T 3.561e+14 N-m 358 N -0.362e+14 N-m 12 90 P -3.199e+14 N-m 75 233 |
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: mLg computed using the IASPEI formula. Center: mLg residuals versus epicentral distance ; the values used for the trimmed mean magnitude estimate are indicated.
Right: residuals as a function of distance and azimuth.
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 +50 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 1.0 280 85 5 3.13 0.3417 WVFGRD96 2.0 160 45 85 3.28 0.4533 WVFGRD96 3.0 290 70 20 3.28 0.4359 WVFGRD96 4.0 300 85 -60 3.35 0.4550 WVFGRD96 5.0 130 90 60 3.37 0.5322 WVFGRD96 6.0 125 90 60 3.38 0.5814 WVFGRD96 7.0 135 80 55 3.38 0.6070 WVFGRD96 8.0 285 70 -75 3.48 0.6229 WVFGRD96 9.0 285 70 -70 3.47 0.6372 WVFGRD96 10.0 285 65 -70 3.48 0.6470 WVFGRD96 11.0 290 65 -65 3.47 0.6526 WVFGRD96 12.0 290 65 -60 3.47 0.6555 WVFGRD96 13.0 295 65 -60 3.48 0.6577 WVFGRD96 14.0 295 65 -60 3.48 0.6581 WVFGRD96 15.0 295 65 -55 3.49 0.6574 WVFGRD96 16.0 295 65 -55 3.50 0.6560 WVFGRD96 17.0 295 65 -55 3.51 0.6538 WVFGRD96 18.0 295 65 -55 3.52 0.6505 WVFGRD96 19.0 295 65 -55 3.53 0.6461 WVFGRD96 20.0 295 65 -55 3.54 0.6407 WVFGRD96 21.0 300 65 -55 3.55 0.6368 WVFGRD96 22.0 300 60 -55 3.56 0.6317 WVFGRD96 23.0 300 60 -55 3.57 0.6264 WVFGRD96 24.0 300 60 -55 3.58 0.6202 WVFGRD96 25.0 300 60 -55 3.59 0.6134 WVFGRD96 26.0 300 60 -55 3.60 0.6057 WVFGRD96 27.0 295 55 -60 3.61 0.5979 WVFGRD96 28.0 295 55 -60 3.62 0.5894 WVFGRD96 29.0 295 55 -60 3.62 0.5805
The best solution is
WVFGRD96 14.0 295 65 -60 3.48 0.6581
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 +50 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