scholarly journals Geomagnetic anomaly associated with Fukushima earthquake on February 13th, 2021

2021 ◽  
Vol 331 ◽  
pp. 07012
Author(s):  
Cipta Ramadhani ◽  
Bulkis Kanata ◽  
Abdullah Zainuddin ◽  
Rosmaliati ◽  
Teti Zubaidah

In this study, we performed research on electromagnetic anomalies related to earthquakes as early signs (precursors) that occurred in Fukushima, Japan on February 13th, 2021. The research focused on the utilization of geomagnetic field data which was derived from the Kakioka (KAK), Kanoya (KNY), and Memambetsu (MMB) observatories, particularly in the ultra-low frequency (ULF) to detect earthquake precursors. The method of electromagnetic data processing was conducted by applying a polarization ratio. In addition, we improved the methodology by splitting the ULF data (which ranged from 0.01-0.1 Hz) into 9 central frequencies and picking up the highest value from each central frequency to get the polarization ratio. The anomaly of magnetic polarization was identified 2-3 weeks before the mainshock in a narrowband frequency in the range of 0.04-0.05 Hz.

Geophysics ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 1211-1223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haoping Huang ◽  
Douglas C. Fraser

Inversion of airborne electromagnetic (EM) data for a layered earth has been commonly performed under the assumption that the magnetic permeability of the layers is the same as that of free space. The resistivity inverted from helicopter EM data in this way is not reliable in highly magnetic areas because magnetic polarization currents occur in addition to conduction currents, causing the inverted resistivity to be erroneously high. A new algorithm for inverting for the resistivity, magnetic permeability, and thickness of a layered model has been developed for a magnetic conductive layered earth. It is based on traditional inversion methodologies for solving nonlinear inverse problems and minimizes an objective function subject to fitting the data in a least‐squares sense. Studies using synthetic helicopter EM data indicate that the inversion technique is reasonably dependable and provides fast convergence. When six synthetic in‐phase and quadrature data from three frequencies are used, the model parameters for two‐ and three‐layer models are estimated to within a few percent of their true values after several iterations. The analysis of partial derivatives with respect to the model parameters contributes to a better understanding of the relative importance of the model parameters and the reliability of their determination. The inversion algorithm is tested on field data obtained with a Dighem helicopter EM system at Mt. Milligan, British Columbia, Canada. The output magnetic susceptibility‐depth section compares favorably with that of Zhang and Oldenburg who inverted for the susceptibility on the assumption that the resistivity distribution was known.


2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 2189-2194 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Masci ◽  
J. N. Thomas

Abstract. Many papers document the observation of earthquake-related precursory signatures in geomagnetic field data. However, the significance of these findings is ambiguous because the authors did not adequately take into account that these signals could have been generated by other sources, and the seismogenic origin of these signals have not been validated by comparison with independent datasets. Thus, they are not reliable examples of magnetic disturbances induced by the seismic activity. Hayakawa et al. (2004) claim that at the time of the 2000 Izu swarm the Hurst exponent of the Ultra-Low-Frequency (ULF: 0.001–10 Hz) band of the geomagnetic field varied in accord with the energy released by the seismicity. The present paper demonstrates that the behaviour of the Hurst exponent was insufficiently investigated and also misinterpreted by the authors. We clearly show that during the Izu swarm the changes of the Hurst exponent were strongly related to the level of global geomagnetic activity and not to the increase of the local seismic activity.


2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 681-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Masci ◽  
J. N. Thomas

Abstract. Many papers document the observation of earthquake-related precursory signatures in geomagnetic field data. However, the significance of these findings is ambiguous because the authors did not adequately take into account that these signals could have been generated by other sources, and the seismogenic origin of these signals have not been validated by comparison with independent datasets. Thus, they are not reliable examples of magnetic disturbances induced by the seismic activity. Hayakawa et al. (2004) claim that at the time of the 2000 Izu swarm the Hurst exponent of the Ultra-Low-Frequency (ULF: 0.001–10 Hz) band of the geomagnetic field varied in accord with the energy released by the seismicity. The present paper demonstrates that the behaviour of the Hurst exponent was insufficiently investigated and also misinterpreted by the authors. We clearly show that during the Izu swarm the changes of the Hurst exponent were strongly related to the level of global geomagnetic activity and not to the increase of the local seismic activity.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-101
Author(s):  
Ulfa Wahyuningsih ◽  
Syamsurijal Rasimeng ◽  
Karyanto Karyanto

Regional research had been done to analysis anomalies signal of ultra low frequency based on measurement data as an indicator of the geomagnetic earthquake precursor of lampung in 2016. To achieve purpose of the study conducted by the following steps: (i) Calculation of the total magnetic field of data; (ii) Daily Trend Analysis; (iii) the Fourier transform of the data Geomagnetic Anomaly; (iv) Localization Frequency ULF; (v) Calculation of Ratio Vertical-Horizontal (Polarization Ratio Z / H); (vi) Correction magnetic storms or Disturbance Strom Time (DST); (vii) the identification of earthquake precursors; (viii) Determination of OnsetTime, leadtime,and the direction of precursors. The results of the analysis of ten earthquakes with a magnitude above 5 MW have precursors between 11 to 30 days before an earthquake. Nine out of ten earthquakes studied had an earthquake precursors and precursors that do not have, this is because the distance is too far from the station Magdas in Liwa, West Lampung. Thus it can be seen that the precursor using the magnetic data can be used to make short-term predictions.


Universe ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Khairul Adib Yusof ◽  
Mardina Abdullah ◽  
Nurul Shazana Abdul Hamid ◽  
Suaidi Ahadi ◽  
Akimasa Yoshikawa

In this study, we improved and adapted existing signal processing methods on vast geomagnetic field data to investigate the correlations between various earthquake properties and characteristics of possible geomagnetic precursors. The data from 10 magnetometer stations were utilized to detect precursory ultra-low frequency emission and estimate the source direction for 34 earthquakes occurring between the year 2007–2016 in Southeast Asia, East Asia, and South America regions. As a result, possible precursors of 20 earthquakes were identified (58.82% detection rate). Weak correlations were obtained when all precursors were considered. However, statistically significant and strong linear correlations (r ≥ 0.60, p < 0.05) were found when the precursors from two closely located stations in Japan (Onagawa (ONW) and Tohno (TNO)) were exclusively investigated. For these stations, it was found that the lead time of the precursor is strongly (or very strongly) correlated with the earthquake magnitude, the local seismicity index, and the hypocentral depth. In addition, the error percentage of the estimated direction showed a strong correlation with the hypocentral depth. It is concluded that, when the study area is restricted to a specific location, the earthquake properties are more likely to have correlations with several characteristics of the possible precursors.


2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-53
Author(s):  
A.A. Konovalenko ◽  
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S.V. Stepkin ◽  
E.V. Vasilkovskiy ◽  
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Author(s):  
Guilherme Borzacchiello ◽  
Carl Albrecht ◽  
Fabricio N Correa ◽  
Breno Jacob ◽  
Guilherme da Silva Leal

1999 ◽  
Vol 104 (A1) ◽  
pp. 305-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Lepidi ◽  
P. Francia ◽  
U. Villante ◽  
L. J. Lanzerotti ◽  
A. Meloni

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 2193-2198 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Masci

Abstract. Hayakawa et al. (2009) and Hayakawa (2011) have recently reviewed some "anomalous" ULF signatures in the geomagnetic field which previous publications have claimed to be earthquake precursors. The motivation of this review is "to offer a further support to the definite presence of those anomalies". Here, these ULF precursors are reviewed once again. This brief communication shows that the reviewed anomalies do not "increase the credibility on the presence of electromagnetic phenomena associated with an earthquake" since these anomalous signals are actually caused by normal geomagnetic activity. Furthermore, some of these ULF precursors have just been rebutted by previous publications.


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