Focal mechanisms and moment magnitudes of micro-earthquakes in central Brazil by waveform inversion with quality assessment and inference of the local stress field

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Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2015.07.020" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2015.07.020</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2015.07.020" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.jsames.2015.07.020</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Focal mechanisms and moment magnitudes of micro-earthquakes in central Brazil by waveform inversion with quality assessment and inference of the local stress field
Original language description
This paper documents an investigation on the use of full waveform inversion to retrieve focal mechanisms of 11 micro-earthquakes (Mw 0.8 to 1.4). The events represent aftershocks of a 5.0 m(b) earthquake that occurred on October 8, 2010 close to the city of Mara Rosa in the state of Goias, Brazil. The main contribution of the work lies in demonstrating the feasibility of waveform inversion of such weak events. The inversion was made possible thanks to recordings available at 8 temporary seismic stations in epicentral distances of less than 8 km, at which waveforms can be successfully modeled at relatively high frequencies (1.5-2.0 Hz). On average, the fault-plane solutions obtained are in agreement with a composite focal mechanism previously calculated from first-motion polarities. They also agree with the fault geometry inferred from precise relocation of the Mara Rosa aftershock sequence. The focal mechanisms provide an estimate of the local stress field. This paper serves as a pilot study for similar investigations in intraplate regions where the stress-field investigations are difficult due to rare earthquake occurrences, and where weak events must be studied with a detailed quality assessment.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
DC - Seismology, volcanology and Earth structure
OECD FORD branch
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Project
<a href="/en/project/GA14-04372S" target="_blank" >GA14-04372S: Multiscale spatial-temporal complexity of tectonic earthquake sources</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2016
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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