Broadband (0-4 Hz) Ground Motions for a Magnitude 7.0 Hayward Fault Earthquake With Three-Dimensional Structure and Topography

Rodgers, Arthur J.; Pitarka, Arben; Petersson, N. Anders; Sjögreen, Bjorn; McCallen, David B.

doi:10.1002/2017gl076505

Title: Broadband (0-4 Hz) Ground Motions for a Magnitude 7.0 Hayward Fault Earthquake With Three-Dimensional Structure and Topography

Journal Article · 08 January 2018 · Geophysical Research Letters

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/2017gl076505 · OSTI ID:1418697

^[1]; Pitarka, Arben ^[2];

^[2]; Sjögreen, Bjorn ^[2]; McCallen, David B. ^[3]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Oakland, CA (United States)

We performed fully deterministic broadband (0–4 Hz) high-performance computing ground motion simulations of a magnitude 7.0 scenario earthquake on the Hayward Fault (HF) in the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. Simulations consider average one-dimensional (1-D) and three-dimensional (3-D) anelastic structure with flat and topographic free surfaces. Ground motion intensity measures (GMIMs) for the 3-D model display dramatic differences across the HF due to geologic heterogeneity, with low wave speeds east of the HF amplifying motions. The median GMIMs agree well with Ground Motion Prediction Equations (GMPEs); however, the 3-D model generates more scatter than the 1-D model. Ratios of 3-D/1-D GMIMs from the same source allow isolation of path and site effects for the 3-D model. These ratios show remarkably similar trends as site-specific factors for the GMPE predictions, suggesting that wave propagation effects in our 3-D simulations are on average consistent with empirical data.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; AC52-07NA27344; 17‐SC‐20‐SC; DE‐AC52‐07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1418697

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1418699; OSTI ID: 1458635; OSTI ID: 1485076

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-741500; ark:/13030/qt7np1s397

Journal Information:: Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 45, Issue 2; ISSN 0094-8276

Publisher:: American Geophysical UnionCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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