Estimates of source parameters of <Emphasis Type="Italic">M</Emphasis>4.9 Kharsali earthquake using waveform modelling |
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| Authors: | Ajay Paul Naresh Kumar |
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| Institution: | 1.Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology,Dehradun,India |
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| Abstract: | This paper presents the computation of time series of the 22 July 2007 M 4.9 Kharsali earthquake. It occurred close to the Main Central Thrust (MCT) where seismic gap exists. The main shock and
17 aftershocks were located by closely spaced eleven seismograph stations in a network that involved VSAT based real-time
seismic monitoring. The largest aftershock of M 3.5 and other aftershocks occurred within a small volume of 4 × 4 km horizontal extent and between depths of 10 and 14 km.
The values of seismic moment (M
∘) determined using P-wave spectra and Brune’s model based on f
2 spectral shape ranges from 1018 to 1023 dyne-cm. The initial aftershocks occurred at greater depth compared to the later aftershocks. The time series of ground motion
have been computed for recording sites using geometric ray theory and Green’s function approach. The method for computing
time series consists in integrating the far-field contributions of Green’s function for a number of distributed point source.
The generated waveforms have been compared with the observed ones. It has been inferred that the Kharsali earthquake occurred
due to a northerly dipping low angle thrust fault at a depth of 14 km taking strike N279°E, dip 14° and rake 117°. There are
two regions on the fault surface which have larger slip amplitudes (asperities) and the rupture which has been considered
as circular in nature initiated from the asperity at a greater depth shifting gradually upwards. The two asperities cover
only 10% of the total area of the causative fault plane. However, detailed seismic imaging of these two asperities can be
corroborated with structural heterogeneities associated with causative fault to understand how seismogenesis is influenced
by strong or weak structural barriers in the region. |
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