Earthquake Magnitude With DAS: A Transferable Data–Based Scaling Relation

Yin, Jiuxun; Zhu, Weiqiang; Li, Jiaxuan; Biondi, Ettore; Miao, Yaolin; Spica, Zack J.; Viens, Loïc; Shinohara, Masanao; Ide, Satoshi; Mochizuki, Kimihiro; Husker, Allen L.; Zhan, Zhongwen

doi:10.1029/2023gl103045

Title: Earthquake Magnitude With DAS: A Transferable Data–Based Scaling Relation

Journal Article · 14 May 2023 · Geophysical Research Letters

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2023gl103045 · OSTI ID:1974973

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California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Univ. of Tokyo (Japan)

Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) is a promising technique to improve the rapid detection and characterization of earthquakes. Previous DAS studies mainly focus on the phase information but less on the amplitude information. In this study, we compile earthquake data from two DAS arrays in California, USA, and one submarine array in Sanriku, Japan. We develop a data-driven method to obtain the first scaling relation between DAS amplitude and earthquake magnitude. Our results reveal that the earthquake amplitudes recorded by DAS in different regions follow a similar scaling relation. The scaling relation can provide a rapid earthquake magnitude estimation and effectively avoid uncertainties caused by the conversion to ground motions. Our results show that the scaling relation appears transferable to new regions with calibrations. The scaling relation highlights the great potential of DAS in earthquake source characterization and early warning.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; State of California; National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001

OSTI ID:: 1974973

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-23-20408

Journal Information:: Geophysical Research Letters, Journal Name: Geophysical Research Letters Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 50; ISSN 0094-8276

Publisher:: American Geophysical Union (AGU)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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