Limited Dynamic Triggering in the Utah Region, USA

Guenaga, David; Alfaro-Diaz, Richard Alexander; Velasco, Aaron

doi:10.1093/gji/ggac010

Title: Limited Dynamic Triggering in the Utah Region, USA

Journal Article · 08 January 2022 · Geophysical Journal International

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggac010 · OSTI ID:1862812

Guenaga, David ^[1];

^[2]; Velasco, Aaron ^[1]

Univ. of Texas at El Paso, TX (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

The state of Utah, USA, experiences around 3800 catalogued earthquakes per year, highlighting that the region is seismically active and susceptible to earthquakes. Following the 2002 Denali Fault (M7.9) earthquake in Alaska, the region showed an elevated seismicity rate for 3 weeks following the passage of high amplitude surface waves, suggesting that the region may be particularly susceptible to dynamic triggering. With over 23,396 faults and each fault presenting a potential fault for triggering, we systematically search for dynamic triggering throughout the state of Utah caused by large, global earthquakes with M ≥ 7. Specifically, we analyse earthquake catalogues and all available waveform data to determine statistical increases of seismicity rate following the passage of seismic arrivals. While we find instances of dynamic triggering, our results show that these events occur sparsely in the region. In total, less than 20 per cent of the 273 main shocks that occur from 2000 to the end of 2017 show a statistical indication of dynamic triggering throughout the Utah region, highlighting that dynamic triggering is limited for stresses created by transient signals from global M ≥ 7 earthquakes, with the exception being the Denali Fault (M7.9), Alaska earthquake (i.e. an instance of significant triggering).

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001

OSTI ID:: 1862812

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-21-30082

Journal Information:: Geophysical Journal International, Journal Name: Geophysical Journal International Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 229; ISSN 0956-540X; ISSN 1365-246X

Publisher:: Oxford University PressCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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