Source Parameters of Earthquakes from Spectra of Rayleigh Waves

Depths of Large Earthquakes Determined From Long-Period Rayleigh Waves

The depths and source mechanisms of nine large shallow earthquakes were determined from long-period (150 to 300 s) Rayleigh waves recorded by the Global Digital Seismograph Network (GDSN) and International Deployment of Accelerometers (IDA) networks. We inverted the data set of complex source spectra for a moment tensor (linear) or a double couple (nonlinear). By solving a least squares problem...

Source and Propagation Effects of Rayleigh Waves From

A reference point equalization method has been developed which enables 'the separation of source and propagation effects of surface waves. The method works on seismic events located in a small source region, which allows us to assume that all events share the same path effects to a given receiver. Two important steps in the method are initialization and iteration. Initialization obtains the fir...

Source parameters of the great Sumatran megathrust earthquakes of 1797 and 1833 inferred from coral microatolls

[1] Large uplifts and tilts occurred on the Sumatran outer arc islands between 0.5 and 3.3 S during great historical earthquakes in 1797 and 1833, as judged from relative sea level changes recorded by annually banded coral heads. Coral data for these two earthquakes are most complete along a 160-km length of the Mentawai islands between 3.2 and 2 S. Uplift there was as great as 0.8 m in 1797 an...

Dynamic Behaviour of Piers Under Waves and Earthquakes

Dynamic Behaviour of Piers Under Waves and Earthquakes