Real-time determination of earthquake focal mechanism via deep learning

W Kuang, C Yuan, J Zhang - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
An immediate report of the source focal mechanism with full automation after a destructive
earthquake is crucial for timely characterizing the faulting geometry, evaluating the stress …

Dynamics, interactions and delays of the 2019 Ridgecrest rupture sequence

T Taufiqurrahman, AA Gabriel, D Li, T Ulrich, B Li… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The observational difficulties and the complexity of earthquake physics have rendered
seismic hazard assessment largely empirical. Despite increasingly high-quality geodetic …

Rapid response to the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake with distributed acoustic sensing

Z Li, Z Shen, Y Yang, E Williams, X Wang… - AGU …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Rapid seismic deployments after major earthquakes often produce critical data for
characterizing postseismic processes. Taking advantage of pre‐existing optical fibers, the …

Complex strike-slip faulting during the 2021 Mw7.4 Maduo earthquake

G Wei, K Chen, M Lyu, W Gong, L Dal Zilio… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Fault geometry is an essential component for understanding earthquake genesis and
dynamic rupture propagation. Here we employed space-based geodetic observations and …

Refined earthquake focal mechanism catalog for southern California derived with deep learning algorithms

Y Cheng, E Hauksson… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Earthquake focal mechanisms, determined with P‐wave polarities and S/P amplitude ratios,
are primary data for analyzing fault zone geometry, sense of slip, and the crustal stress field …

Mainshock and aftershock sequence simulation in geometrically complex fault zones

S Ozawa, R Ando - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aftershocks seem to be located along the trace of the mainshock fault; however, due to the
location error, we do not know their exact location relative to the mainshock fault. Here, we …

Fault zone imaging with distributed acoustic sensing: Body‐to‐surface wave scattering

J Atterholt, Z Zhan, Y Yang - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fault zone structures at many scales largely dictate earthquake ruptures and are controlled
by the geologic setting and slip history. Characterizations of these structures at diverse …

Global centroid moment tensor solutions in a heterogeneous earth: the CMT3D catalogue

L Sawade, S Beller, W Lei… - Geophysical Journal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
For over 40 yr, the global centroid-moment tensor (GCMT) project has determined location
and source parameters for globally recorded earthquakes larger than magnitude 5.0. The …

Seismotectonics and fault geometries of the Qinghai Madoi MS7.4 earthquake sequence: Insight from aftershock relocations and focal mechanism solutions

JY ZHANG, X WANG, L CHEN, J LIU - Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 2022 - en.dzkx.org
Abstract The 2021 MS 7.4 Madoi earthquake occurred in Madoi county, Guoluo Prefecture,
Qinghai Province at 02: 04 (Bei**g Time) on 22 May followed by notable aftershocks …

Source-Scaling Comparison and Validation for Ridgecrest, California: Radiated Energy, Apparent Stress, and Mw Using the Coda Calibration Tool (2: 6< Mw< 7: 1)

K Mayeda, D Bindi, J Roman-Nieves… - Bulletin of the …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The determination of accurate apparent stress, radiated energy, corner frequency, and their
scaling with magnitude remains one of the most difficult seismological endeavors because …