Kinematic source parameters determined by time-dependent moment-tensor inversion and an analysis of teleseismic first motions
A waveform-inversion technique was applied to the digitally recorded long-period P-waveform data from the Global Digital Seismograph Network for the May 2 earthquake. The solution was constrained to be purely deviatoric but not to be a double couple. The source depth was determined by finding a trial depth that minimized the misfit to the data. By allowing the elements of the moment tensor to be independent, arbitrary functions of time, a gross estimate of the source-time history of the rupture process was obtained. A moderately well constrained fault-plane solution was also obtained by fitting the available long-and short-period teleseismic first-motion data. The strike, dip, and rake of the first-motion solution are 307{degree}, 70{degree}, and 90{degree}, respectively. This solution is very close to the best double-couple of the step-function moment-tensor solution of 303{degree}, 72{degree}, and 97{degree}. The best fitting depth is 11 km and the scalar moment is 4.7 {times} 10{sup 25} dyne-cm. The non-double-couple part of the moment tensor is 28%. This substantial non-double-couple component is apparently due to source complexity in which the strike of the fault plane rotated clockwise during rupture, from a strike of approximately 292{degree} to a strike of 302{degree}.
- OSTI ID:
- 5471339
- Journal Information:
- United States Geological Survey, Professional Paper; (USA), Vol. 1487
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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