EarthquakeFocalMechanismsfromtheNewMadridSeismic.pptVIP

Earthquake Focal Mechanisms from the New Madrid Seismic Zone Thesis Proposal Brown Bag Greg Johnson;Outline 1) Purpose 2) Study area 3) Data Method 4) Preliminary Results 5) Future Work;Purpose History: Limited number of available focal mechanisms Herrmann: Surface wave studies of larger events Lui: Microearthquake focal mechanisms using waveform modeling and PANDA data Chiu: P-wave first motion study from PANDA recorded events New three component data: 2000-2007 Better locations – s-wave picks SH-wave polarity Generate a more complete catalogue of earthquake focal mechanisms Seismotectonic model;Data Pre-1995: single component data and PANDA data 1995-1999: New Madrid seismic network updates ? 96 three-component stations and 13 broadband seismometers 2000-2007 data set: 1567 events md ≥ 4.0 - 4 events 3.0 ≤ md 4.0 - 13 events 2.0 ≤ md 3.0 - 284 events 1.0 ≤ md 2.0 - 1190 events 0 md 1.0 - 76 events ;Method - Generation of earthquake focal mechanisms;New Madrid Seismic Zone ?Seismicity Northern Mississippi embayment Structure Embayment structures Focal mechanisms available Herrmann - 16 Lui - 54 Chiu - 9 Allison Shumway - ?; 1) Distribution of focal mechanisms on segments;Seismic Cross Sections;Cartoon;Preliminary Results ? Central segment: 28% of focal mechanisms identified with this segment show reverse slip on a nodal plane striking ~N21W with ~45o dip to the southwest ? Totals Reverse slip: 50% Strike slip: 21% Normal slip: 29% ? Southern segment: 19% of the focal mechanisms identified with this segment show right-lateral strike-slip on a nearly vertical nodal plane striking ~N50E ? Totals Reverse slip: 35% Strike slip: 49% Normal slip: 16% ? Northern segment: 45% of the focal mechanisms identified with this segment show right-lateral strike-slip on a nearly vertical nodal plane striking ~N30E ? Totals Reverse slip: 41% Str