Constraining depth range of S wave velocity decrease after large earthquakes near Parkfield, California

Abstract We use noise correlation and surface wave inversion to measure the S wave velocity changes at different depths near Parkfield, California, after the 2003 San Simeon and 2004 Parkfield earthquakes. We process continuous seismic recordings from 13 stations to obtain the noise cross‐correlatio...

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Main Authors: Chunquan Wu, Andrew Delorey, Florent Brenguier, Celine Hadziioannou, Eric G Daub, Paul Johnson
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Published: Wiley 2016-06-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL069145
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author Chunquan Wu
Andrew Delorey
Florent Brenguier
Celine Hadziioannou
Eric G Daub
Paul Johnson
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description Abstract We use noise correlation and surface wave inversion to measure the S wave velocity changes at different depths near Parkfield, California, after the 2003 San Simeon and 2004 Parkfield earthquakes. We process continuous seismic recordings from 13 stations to obtain the noise cross‐correlation functions and measure the Rayleigh wave phase velocity changes over six frequency bands. We then invert the Rayleigh wave phase velocity changes using a series of sensitivity kernels to obtain the S wave velocity changes at different depths. Our results indicate that the S wave velocity decreases caused by the San Simeon earthquake are relatively small (~0.02%) and access depths of at least 2.3 km. The S wave velocity decreases caused by the Parkfield earthquake are larger (~0.2%), and access depths of at least 1.2 km. Our observations can be best explained by material damage and healing resulting mainly from the dynamic stress perturbations of the two large earthquakes.
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spelling doaj-art-e7c482b7c24a4c9b8354761c661a2f3a2025-08-20T03:49:37ZengWileyGeophysical Research Letters0094-82761944-80072016-06-0143126129613610.1002/2016GL069145Constraining depth range of S wave velocity decrease after large earthquakes near Parkfield, CaliforniaChunquan Wu0Andrew Delorey1Florent Brenguier2Celine Hadziioannou3Eric G Daub4Paul Johnson5Center of Earthquake Research and Information University of Memphis Memphis Tennessee USAGeophysics Group Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos New Mexico USAInstitut des Sciences de la Terre Grenoble FranceDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences Ludwig Maximilians University Munich GermanyCenter of Earthquake Research and Information University of Memphis Memphis Tennessee USAGeophysics Group Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos New Mexico USAAbstract We use noise correlation and surface wave inversion to measure the S wave velocity changes at different depths near Parkfield, California, after the 2003 San Simeon and 2004 Parkfield earthquakes. We process continuous seismic recordings from 13 stations to obtain the noise cross‐correlation functions and measure the Rayleigh wave phase velocity changes over six frequency bands. We then invert the Rayleigh wave phase velocity changes using a series of sensitivity kernels to obtain the S wave velocity changes at different depths. Our results indicate that the S wave velocity decreases caused by the San Simeon earthquake are relatively small (~0.02%) and access depths of at least 2.3 km. The S wave velocity decreases caused by the Parkfield earthquake are larger (~0.2%), and access depths of at least 1.2 km. Our observations can be best explained by material damage and healing resulting mainly from the dynamic stress perturbations of the two large earthquakes.https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL069145temporal changesnoise interferometrycentral California
spellingShingle Chunquan Wu
Andrew Delorey
Florent Brenguier
Celine Hadziioannou
Eric G Daub
Paul Johnson
Constraining depth range of S wave velocity decrease after large earthquakes near Parkfield, California
Geophysical Research Letters
temporal changes
noise interferometry
central California
title Constraining depth range of S wave velocity decrease after large earthquakes near Parkfield, California
title_full Constraining depth range of S wave velocity decrease after large earthquakes near Parkfield, California
title_fullStr Constraining depth range of S wave velocity decrease after large earthquakes near Parkfield, California
title_full_unstemmed Constraining depth range of S wave velocity decrease after large earthquakes near Parkfield, California
title_short Constraining depth range of S wave velocity decrease after large earthquakes near Parkfield, California
title_sort constraining depth range of s wave velocity decrease after large earthquakes near parkfield california
topic temporal changes
noise interferometry
central California
url https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL069145
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