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.
The ANSS event ID is us6000qxsb and the event page is at https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000qxsb/executive.
2025/08/03 02:18:52 40.865 -74.073 10.0 3.0 New Jersey
USGS/SLU Moment Tensor Solution
ENS 2025/08/03 02:18:52.0 40.87 -74.07 10.0 3.0 New Jersey
Stations used:
GS.NJ01 GS.NJ02 GS.NJ04 GS.NJ05 LD.BRNY LD.FOR LD.GEDE
LD.PAL N4.N62A
Filtering commands used:
cut o DIST/3.3 -10 o DIST/3.3 +10
rtr
taper w 0.1
hp c 0.06 n 3
lp c 0.50 n 3
Best Fitting Double Couple
Mo = 3.98e+20 dyne-cm
Mw = 3.00
Z = 8 km
Plane Strike Dip Rake
NP1 115 85 60
NP2 16 30 170
Principal Axes:
Axis Value Plunge Azimuth
T 3.98e+20 42 356
N 0.00e+00 30 118
P -3.98e+20 33 230
Moment Tensor: (dyne-cm)
Component Value
Mxx 1.03e+20
Mxy -1.50e+20
Mxz 3.15e+20
Myy -1.63e+20
Myz 1.28e+20
Mzz 5.99e+19
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Global CMT Convention Moment Tensor:
R T P
5.99e+19 3.15e+20 -1.28e+20
3.15e+20 1.03e+20 1.50e+20
-1.28e+20 1.50e+20 -1.63e+20
Details of the solution is found at
http://www.eas.slu.edu/eqc/eqc_mt/MECH.NA/20250803021852/index.html
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STK = 115
DIP = 85
RAKE = 60
MW = 3.00
HS = 8.0
The NDK file is 20250803021852.ndk The waveform inversion is preferred.
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 -10 o DIST/3.3 +10 rtr taper w 0.1 hp c 0.06 n 3 lp c 0.50 n 3The results of this grid search are as follow:
DEPTH STK DIP RAKE MW FIT
WVFGRD96 1.0 280 85 -15 2.61 0.2556
WVFGRD96 2.0 275 75 -15 2.70 0.3321
WVFGRD96 3.0 275 75 -15 2.78 0.4132
WVFGRD96 4.0 275 75 -20 2.85 0.4899
WVFGRD96 5.0 275 70 -25 2.90 0.5520
WVFGRD96 6.0 270 65 -30 2.94 0.5913
WVFGRD96 7.0 290 90 -50 2.97 0.6066
WVFGRD96 8.0 115 85 60 3.00 0.6308
WVFGRD96 9.0 290 90 -60 3.02 0.6275
WVFGRD96 10.0 295 90 -65 3.06 0.6127
WVFGRD96 11.0 115 90 65 3.07 0.5821
WVFGRD96 12.0 120 90 70 3.08 0.5514
WVFGRD96 13.0 120 90 70 3.08 0.5238
WVFGRD96 14.0 120 90 70 3.08 0.4962
WVFGRD96 15.0 290 80 -65 3.09 0.4750
WVFGRD96 16.0 275 70 -50 3.08 0.4580
WVFGRD96 17.0 270 65 -50 3.09 0.4402
WVFGRD96 18.0 270 65 -50 3.09 0.4291
WVFGRD96 19.0 270 65 -50 3.10 0.4160
WVFGRD96 20.0 270 65 -55 3.12 0.4005
WVFGRD96 21.0 265 60 -55 3.13 0.3852
WVFGRD96 22.0 260 60 -60 3.13 0.3774
WVFGRD96 23.0 260 65 -60 3.13 0.3721
WVFGRD96 24.0 260 65 -60 3.12 0.3493
WVFGRD96 25.0 270 60 -65 3.08 0.2154
WVFGRD96 26.0 330 35 -60 2.95 0.1767
WVFGRD96 27.0 330 35 -60 2.94 0.1644
WVFGRD96 28.0 335 35 -55 2.91 0.1381
WVFGRD96 29.0 190 80 30 3.11 0.1145
The best solution is
WVFGRD96 8.0 115 85 60 3.00 0.6308
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 -10 o DIST/3.3 +10 rtr taper w 0.1 hp c 0.06 n 3 lp c 0.50 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 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