Geophysics
Vahid Maleki; mohammad reza Hatami; Ali Asghar Mottaghi
Abstract
In this study, we investigate the seismicity of eastern Alborz based on precise location of the earthquakes during the last two decades. In order to reduce the effect of outliers and low quality data on earthquake location results, during phase reading, weighing has been done. Manual readings of seismic ...
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In this study, we investigate the seismicity of eastern Alborz based on precise location of the earthquakes during the last two decades. In order to reduce the effect of outliers and low quality data on earthquake location results, during phase reading, weighing has been done. Manual readings of seismic phases for the desired area have been provided with a seismic data bank in which 5461 phases S and 8523 phases have been read, compared to seismic phases read in The Iranian Seismological Center (IRSC) shows a significant increase. Initial location is based on phase picking and initial weights using a nonlinear probabilistic method (Lomax et al, 2000). After calculation of initial location, the double difference method (waldhauser et al, 2000) is used to enhance the earthquake location quality. The earthquake waveform correlation tool is used to re-find the earthquakes. Transparency correlations are performed for events with a similarity of over 70% in a given time window for phase P and S. As a result, using this technique, the phase reading error for the same events reaches its lowest level, resulting in seismic events in re-location with a much higher accuracy than the initial location and location based only on the catalog data. Results of waveform cross correlation shows that in this area, earthquakes with high similarity occurring at in different times. Investigating the location of earthquakes on the Firoozkouh fault and then Chashm fault and Astaneh Fault in the cross sections.
S. M. Azhari; M. Rezapour; A. A. Mottaghi
Abstract
Northeastern part of Iran islocated in the Kopeh Dagh seismotectonic province. This province is part of the Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt. In the last two decades, a number of earthquakes occurred in this region. Therefore, investigating and relocating these earthquakes with adequate precise play a ...
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Northeastern part of Iran islocated in the Kopeh Dagh seismotectonic province. This province is part of the Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt. In the last two decades, a number of earthquakes occurred in this region. Therefore, investigating and relocating these earthquakes with adequate precise play a great role in seismicity research of the study area. Adequate crustal structure velocity has a key role in relocating the earthquakes. Since the earthquakes in this region are shallow earthquakes, the upper part of crustal structure can be acquired. So in this study, Mashhad and Quchan seismological networks data were used to determine the crustal structure velocity. In order to determine the velocity structure, Vp/Vs was first determined using the methods of Wadati and travel time of1.72 .Then by applying various filters and selection of several earthquakes 1D velocity structure of the arrival times was determined. Results reveal two velocity discontinuities approximately at 4 and 14 km depths. The resulting model consists of a 4-km-thick layer with VP = 5.9 kms−1 overlying a 10-km-thick layer with VP = 6.17 kms−1. Then the initial 1D velocity model was used to determine the three-dimensional velocity structure using LOTOS code. The results show significant changes in the vicinity of Mashhad. Two zones with higher velocity are observed in the north and south of Mashhad due to Kashaf Roud and Binaloud Faults. In the north of Mashhad, a change in velocity is observed, which might be due to the Tous fault. In the south of Mashhad, a sharp velocity discontinuity at the depth of 4 km is probably due to an alluvium cover above a bedrock of varying thickness. Also, the tomography results indicate that the area of Shandiz fault system in the south of Mashhad is associated with a lower velocity zone compared to its adjacent areas.
