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

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 functio...

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Published in:Geophysical research letters 2016-06, Vol.43 (12), p.6129-6136
Main Authors: Wu, Chunquan, Delorey, Andrew, Brenguier, Florent, Hadziioannou, Celine, Daub, Eric G, Johnson, Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
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Castles & palaces
central California
Continuity (mathematics)
Correlation
Correlation analysis
Damage
Dynamics
Earthquake damage
Earthquakes
Frequencies
Healing
Kernels
Noise
noise interferometry
Noise measurement
Phase transitions
Phase velocity
Plate tectonics
Rayleigh waves
S waves
Sciences of the Universe
Seismic activity
Seismic velocities
Surface water waves
temporal changes
Velocity
Wave phase
Wave velocity
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Summary: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. Key Points S wave velocity decrease of ~0.02% after the 2003 San Simeon earthquake and ~0.2% after the 2004 Parkfield earthquake The minimum depth extent of velocity decrease is ~2.3 km for the San Simeon earthquake and ~1.2 km for the Parkfield earthquake Best explained by material damage and healing resulting mainly from dynamic stress perturbation of the two large earthquakes
ISSN:0094-8276
1944-8007
DOI:10.1002/2016GL069145