Refined earthquake focal mechanism catalog for southern California derived with deep learning algorithms

Y Cheng, E Hauksson… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Earthquake focal mechanisms, determined with P‐wave polarities and S/P amplitude ratios,
are primary data for analyzing fault zone geometry, sense of slip, and the crustal stress field …

Using corrected and imputed polarity measurements to improve focal mechanisms in a regional earthquake catalog near the Mt. Lewis fault zone, California

RJ Skoumal, JL Hardebeck… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We utilized relative polarity measurements and machine learning techniques to better
resolve focal mechanisms and stress orientations considering a catalog of∼ 29,000 …

Using machine learning techniques with incomplete polarity datasets to improve earthquake focal mechanism determination

RJ Skoumal, DR Shelly… - … Society of America, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Earthquake focal mechanisms are traditionally produced using P‐wave first‐motion
polarities and commonly require well‐recorded seismicity. A recent approach that is less …

Simultaneous Seismic Phase Picking and Polarity Determination with an Attention‐Based Neural Network

J Zhang, Z Li, J Zhang - Seismological Society of …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Earthquake focal mechanisms present information on fault plane and stress direction, which
is crucial for understanding tectonics and seismicity. Source focal mechanisms of small …

SKHASH: A Python package for computing earthquake focal mechanisms

RJ Skoumal, JL Hardebeck… - Seismological …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
We introduce a Python package for computing focal mechanism solutions. This algorithm,
which we refer to as SKHASH, is largely based on the HASH algorithm originally written in …

P Wave Arrival Picking and First‐Motion Polarity Determination With Deep Learning

ZE Ross, MA Meier, E Hauksson - Journal of Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Determining earthquake hypocenters and focal mechanisms requires precisely measured P
wave arrival times and first‐motion polarities. Automated algorithms for estimating these …

DiTingMotion: A deep-learning first-motion-polarity classifier and its application to focal mechanism inversion

M Zhao, Z Xiao, M Zhang, Y Yang, L Tang… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Accurate P-wave first-motion-polarity (FMP) information can contribute to solving earthquake
focal mechanisms, especially for small earthquakes, to which waveform-based methods are …

A New Focal Mechanism Calculation Algorithm (REFOC) Using Inter‐Event Relative Radiation Patterns: Application to the Earthquakes in the Parkfield Area

Y Cheng, RM Allen, T Taira - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Accurate earthquake focal mechanisms are essential for solving fault zone structure,
estimating stress variations, and assessing seismic hazards. Small earthquakes' focal …

Influence of fault architecture on induced earthquake sequence evolution revealed by high‐resolution focal mechanism solutions

Y Qin, X Chen, T Chen… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing seismicity and improved seismic observation network in recent years provide
an opportunity to explore factors that influence the triggering processes, spatiotemporal …

A new strategy for earthquake focal mechanisms using waveform‐correlation‐derived relative polarities and cluster analysis: Application to the 2014 Long Valley …

DR Shelly, JL Hardebeck… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In microseismicity analyses, reliable focal mechanisms can typically be obtained for only a
small subset of located events. We address this limitation here, presenting a framework for …