Investigations of intensities, aftershock statistics and the focal mechanism of Friuli earthquakes in 1975 and 1976

1976 ◽  
Vol 114 (6) ◽  
pp. 1095-1103 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Mayer-Rosa ◽  
N. Pavoni ◽  
R. Graf ◽  
B. Rast
Keyword(s):  
Focal Mechanism ◽  
Aftershock Statistics

EARTHQUAKE SOURCE PARAMETER AND FOCAL MECHANISM ESTIMATES FOR THE WESTERN QUEBEC SEISMIC ZONE IN EASTERN CANADA

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alba M. Rodriguez Padilla ◽  
◽  
John Onwuemeka ◽  
John Onwuemeka ◽  
Yajing Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focal Mechanism ◽  
Earthquake Source ◽  
Source Parameter ◽  
Seismic Zone ◽  
Eastern Canada

scholarly journals Stress relaxation arrested the mainshock rupture of the 2016 Central Tottori earthquake

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshihisa Iio ◽  
Satoshi Matsumoto ◽  
Yusuke Yamashita ◽  
Shin’ichi Sakai ◽  
Kazuhide Tomisaka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stress Relaxation ◽  
Focal Mechanism ◽  
Large Earthquake ◽  
Static Stress ◽  
Focal Mechanism Solutions ◽  
Large Earthquakes

AbstractAfter a large earthquake, many small earthquakes, called aftershocks, ensue. Additional large earthquakes typically do not occur, despite the fact that the large static stress near the edges of the fault is expected to trigger further large earthquakes at these locations. Here we analyse ~10,000 highly accurate focal mechanism solutions of aftershocks of the 2016 Mw 6.2 Central Tottori earthquake in Japan. We determine the location of the horizontal edges of the mainshock fault relative to the aftershock hypocentres, with an accuracy of approximately 200 m. We find that aftershocks rarely occur near the horizontal edges and extensions of the fault. We propose that the mainshock rupture was arrested within areas characterised by substantial stress relaxation prior to the main earthquake. This stress relaxation along fault edges could explain why mainshocks are rarely followed by further large earthquakes.

Focal mechanism solutions for roof collapse in deep mine

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Chun lai Wang ◽  
Hui Fu ◽  
Fu li Wang ◽  
Wei qiang Li ◽  
Ming Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focal Mechanism ◽  
Deep Mine ◽  
Roof Collapse ◽  
Focal Mechanism Solutions

scholarly journals 2013 Seismic swarm recorded in Galati area, Romania: focal mechanism solutions

2016 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreea Craiu ◽  
Marius Craiu ◽  
Mihail Diaconescu ◽  
Alexandru Marmureanu
Keyword(s):  
Focal Mechanism ◽  
Focal Mechanism Solutions ◽  
Seismic Swarm

scholarly journals Statistical earthquake focal mechanism forecasts

2014 ◽  
Vol 197 (1) ◽  
pp. 620-629 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Y. Kagan ◽  
David D. Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Focal Mechanism ◽  
Earthquake Focal Mechanism

Microseismicity and tectonics of the Nevada Seismic Zone

1971 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 1413-1432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank J. Gumper ◽  
Christopher Scholz
Keyword(s):  
Sierra Nevada ◽  
Focal Mechanism ◽  
Basin And Range ◽  
Mono Lake ◽  
Tectonic Activity ◽  
Seismic Zone ◽  
Owens Valley ◽  
Western Basin ◽  
Focal Mechanism Solutions ◽  
Composite Focal Mechanism

abstract Microseismicity, composite focal-mechanism solutions, and previously-published focal parameter data are used to determine the current tectonic activity of the prominent zone of seismicity in western Nevada and eastern California, termed the Nevada Seismic Zone. The microseismicity substantially agrees with the historic seismicity and delineates a narrow, major zone of activity that extends from Owens Valley, California, north past Dixie Valley, Nevada. Focal parameters indicate that a regional pattern of NW-SE tension exists for the western Basin and Range and is now producing crustal extension within the Nevada Seismic Zone. An eastward shift of the seismic zone along the Excelsior Mountains and left-lateral strike-slip faulting determined from a composite focal mechanism indicate transform-type faulting between Mono Lake and Pilot Mountain. Based on these results and other data, it is suggested that the Nevada Seismic Zone is caused by the interaction of a westward flow of mantle material beneath the Basin and Range Province with the boundary of the Sierra Nevada batholith.

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