Detection of the Wenchuan aftershock sequence using waveform correlation with a composite regional network
Journal Article
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· Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY (United States)
Using template waveforms from aftershocks of the Wenchuan earthquake (12 May 2008, Ms 8.0) listed in a global bulletin and continuous data from eight regional stations, we detected more than 6000 additional events in the mainshock source region from 1 May to 12 August 2008. These new detections obey Omori’s law, extend the magnitude of completeness downward by 1.1 magnitude units, and lead to a more than fivefold increase in number of known aftershocks compared with the global bulletins published by the International Data Centre and the Inter national Seismological Centre. Moreover, we detected more M > 2 events than were listed by the Sichuan Seismograph Network. Several clusters of these detections were then relocated using the double-difference method, yielding locations that reduced travel-time residuals by a factor of 32 compared with the initial bulletin locations. Finally, our results suggest that using waveform correlation on a few regional stations can find aftershock events very effectively and locate them with precision.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (NA-20)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 1341398
- Report Number(s):
- SAND--2016-12359J; 649730
- Journal Information:
- Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Journal Name: Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 106; ISSN 0037-1106
- Publisher:
- Seismological Society of AmericaCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Evolution and Distribution of the Early Aftershocks Following the 2008 Mw 7.9 Wenchuan Earthquake in Sichuan, China
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