An estimate of hypocentre location accuracy in a large network: possible implications for tectonic studies in Italy     

Rita Di Giovambattista  Salvatore Barba 《Geophysical Journal International》1997,129(1):124-132

Data recorded by the Italian Telemetered Seismic Network (ITSN) of the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica (ING) have been widely used in recent years to image slab structures and to find evidence for active processes along the Italian Peninsula. However, the use of seismic data for geostructural purposes may be affected by the well-known trade-off between earthquake location and seismic-velocity parameters. Furthermore, the confidence ellipse predicted by standard procedures may be inadequate for the representation of the probable error of a computed localization. This paper evaluates the probable errors on the hypocentre determinations of the seismic events recorded by the ITSN, using a Monte Carlo method.
We compute synthetic arrival times using a 1-D velocity model appropriate as an average for the Italian area. The hypocentres used are all those recorded by the ITSN during the period January 1992 to March 1994 (1972 events). Station locations are those of the current ITSN configuration. The synthetic arrival times are perturbed with a Gaussian distribution of errors and input to ING's standard hypocentral location procedure, but using crustal velocities differing by 10 per cent from those used to generate them. Each simulation is repeated at least 30 times. Average absolute shifts of hypocentres are assessed in grid cells of linear dimension 33 km covering the whole Italian region.
For regions within the ITSN, shifts are typically 5–10 km in location and up to 20 km in depth. However, for offshore and coastal regions, they are much greater: 50 km or more in both location and depth (far exceeding the equivalent uncertainties quoted by ING bulletins). Possible consequences of this are highlighted by producing a cross-section of subcrustal hypocentres from the Adriatic to the Tyrrhenian Sea, where the large uncertainty in depth precludes any confident interpretation of dipping tectonic features.  相似文献   

Centroid moment tensor inversion of low-frequency seismic spectra using Green's functions for aspherical earth models     

Tatsuhiko Hara 《Geophysical Journal International》1997,130(1):251-256

We present a new method for centroid moment tensor (CMT) inversion, in which we employ the Green's function computed for aspherical earth models using the Direct Solution Method. We apply this method to CMT inversion of low-frequency seismic spectra for the 1994 Bolivia and 1996 Flores Sea deep earthquakes. The estimated centroid locations agree well with those obtained by multiple-shock analyses using body-wave data. This shows that it is possible to obtain reliable CMT solutions by analyses of low-frequency seismic spectra using accurate Green's functions computed for present 3-D earth models.  相似文献   

Gaussian curvature and the relationship between the shape and the deformation of the Tonga slab     

Sarah Nothard  Dan McKenzie  John Haines  James Jackson 《Geophysical Journal International》1996,127(2):311-327

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Relocation of the October 9, 1505 Earthquake with M63/4     

Dong Ruishu  Xiang Hongfa  Guo Shunmin  Ran Hongliu  and Fu ChanghongInstitute of Geology  SSB  Beijing  China Institute of Geophysics  SSB  Beijing  China 《中国地震研究》1997,(4)

There have been 12 possible locations of the earthquakes occurring in the South Yellow Sea since 1505.In this paper,the location of the earthquake that occurred in 1505 has been determined by the collection of more historical data of the influenced field,referring the isoseismal data of earthquakes with the epicentral intensityⅨ and combining geophysical field data with tectonic condition,due to its great influence on seismic safety assessment of some significant engineering.  相似文献   

都江堰M_L4.4地震前兆异常特征及预报概况          下载免费PDF全文

章旭玲  王翰全  陈明勇 《地震工程学报》1997,19(1):49-53

介绍了１９９３年１２月３０日都江堰ＭＬ４．４地震的前兆异常特征及震前预报概况。震前异常主要有空区、ｂ值、波速比、电磁波等  相似文献   

应用灰色系统理论进行地震灾害等级划分和灾情分析比较          下载免费PDF全文

杨仕升 《地震工程学报》1997,19(2):48-56

通过对地震时人员死亡、受伤、房屋破坏和直接经济损失４个灾害损失指标的函数转换，使得用不同的损失指标判别灾害等级的标准取得了统一．然后，应用灰色聚类方法划分地震灾害等级，并用灰色关联度排序方法对不同的灾情进行分析比较．同时还对１９６６～１９８３年我国大陆７次重要地震和１９９５年我国大陆１７次地震进行了灾害等级划分和不同灾情的分析比较．结果表明，该方法基本可定量准确地评价地震灾情  相似文献   

黄土的物理力学指标与黄土易损性分析研究   总被引：9，自引：1，他引：9       下载免费PDF全文

段汝文  王峻  李兰 《地震工程学报》1997,19(3):81-85

作者多年来在黄土地区进行了考察和勘探并采集了各类黄土样品，在室内外进行了黄土的物理力学性质的试验研究，取得了大量的关于黄土特性的资料．根据这些研究结果，探讨了黄土的物理力学指标与黄土易损性的关系及其区域分布规律，从而研究它与黄土地区的地质灾害和震害的关系．  相似文献   

日月引潮力与中国西北地区地震发震时间的深入研究          下载免费PDF全文

田静  韩延本  李志安 《地震工程学报》1997,19(4):12-18

深入研究了中国西北地区的地震与日月引潮力的关系，通过仔细分析西北地区活动断裂带的特点，把引潮力的水平分量分解为平行及垂直于活动断裂带走向的两个分量，研究其与地震发震时间的关系。研究结果表明，两上水平分量与地震的发震时间密切相关，其中平行于断裂带走向的水平分量与地震发生的关系更为密切，对不同的活动断裂带，相关关系又有所不同，这可能与断裂带的构造特点有关。  相似文献   

1995年永登5.8级地震多种前兆异常特征   总被引：3，自引：5，他引：3       下载免费PDF全文

杜学彬  李步云  刘耀炜 《地震工程学报》1997,19(4):19-24

研究了１９９５年７月２２日甘肃永登５．８级地震地电、水化学、水动态、地应力、地形变等５种前兆的异常特征，得到如下结论：①该次地震中短期（１年尺度）和短临异常空间分布符合“异常震源地点发震机制主要活断层”之间的特定关系，近２～３年的中期异常集中分布在西秦岭北缘北西向断裂带和海原通渭武都南北向断裂带上；②震前约１年时间尺度震源区发育起来了北北西南南东向挤压变化突出的附加应力场，并引起断层错动；③源兆集中分布在本次地震震源周围，场兆集中分布在上述两条活动断裂带上．源兆占异常的大多数，场兆占少数．在时间上场兆出现在先，源兆在后．  相似文献   

1995年度中国大陆及边邻MS≥7.0地震活动与华北地区的试验预报纪实之三     

王泽皋  李淑莲 《山西地震》1997,(4):11-15

如实记述了１９９５年度中国大陆及边邻ＭＳ≥７．０地震活动的时、空演变与华北（φＮ３０°～φＮ４２°，λＥ１０５°～λＥ１２５°）地震活动等有关的试验预报的实况。对过去的预报办法提出了一些改进意见。  相似文献