The Use of Parallel Computing for the High-Resolution Determination of Earthquake Source Parameters

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 250-255
Author(s):  
A. S. Fomochkina ◽  
B. G. Bukchin
Keyword(s):  
Parallel Computing ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Source Parameters ◽  
Earthquake Source ◽  
Earthquake Source Parameters

scholarly journals The use of parallel computing for the high-resolution determination of earthquake source parameters

2019 ◽  
pp. 68-75
Author(s):  
A. S. Fomochkina ◽  
V. G. Bukchin
Keyword(s):  
Parallel Computing ◽  
Focal Mechanism ◽  
Source Parameters ◽  
Nodal Plane ◽  
Earthquake Parameters ◽  
Earthquake Source Parameters ◽  
Detailed Search ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Special Case

Alongside the determination of the focal mechanism and source depth of an earthquake by direct examination of their probable values on a grid in the parameter space, also the resolution of these determinations can be estimated. However, this approach requires considerable time in the case of a detailed search. A special case of a shallow earthquake whose one nodal plane is subhorizontal is an example of the sources that require the use of a detailed grid. For studying these events based on the records of the long-period surface waves, the grids with high degree of detail in the angles of the focal mechanism are required. We discuss the application of the methods of parallel computing for speeding up the calculations of earthquake parameters and present the results of studying the strongest aftershock of the Tohoku, Japan, earthquake by this approach.

Earthquake source parameters at the sumatran fault zone: Identification of the activated fault plane

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Madlazim Kasmolan ◽  
Bagus Santosa ◽  
Jonathan Lees ◽  
Widya Utama
Keyword(s):  
Fault Zone ◽  
Moment Tensor ◽  
Source Parameters ◽  
Earthquake Source ◽  
Joint Analysis ◽  
Seismic Fault ◽  
Earthquake Source Parameters ◽  
Sumatran Fault ◽  
Centroid Position

AbstractFifteen earthquakes (Mw 4.1–6.4) occurring at ten major segments of the Sumatran Fault Zone (SFZ) were analyzed to identify their respective fault planes. The events were relocated in order to assess hypocenter uncertainty. Earthquake source parameters were determined from three-component local waveforms recorded by IRIS-DMC and GEOFON broadband lA networks. Epicentral distances of all stations were less than 10°. Moment tensor solutions of the events were calculated, along with simultaneous determination of centroid position. Joint analysis of hypocenter position, centroid position, and nodal planes produced clear outlines of the Sumatran fault planes. The preferable seismotectonic interpretation is that the events activated the SFZ at a depth of approximately 14–210 km, corresponding to the interplate Sumatran fault boundary. The identification of this seismic fault zone is significant to the investigation of seismic hazards in the region.

Considering uncertainties in the determination of earthquake source parameters from seismic spectra

2016 ◽  
Vol 207 (2) ◽  
pp. 691-701 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Garcia-Aristizabal ◽  
Marco Caciagli ◽  
Jacopo Selva
Keyword(s):  
Source Parameters ◽  
Earthquake Source ◽  
Earthquake Source Parameters
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