Azimuthal anisotropy of the Pg-wave velocity in hypocentral volumes of NW Croatia |
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Authors: | Marijan Herak Davorka Herak Josip Stipčević |
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Institution: | (1) Seismology Department, National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, 11421 Helwan, Egypt |
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Abstract: | Based on a large set of arrival times of the Pg phase reported by local and regional stations, we estimate azimuthal anisotropy of the Pg-wave velocity in focal volumes of the upper crust in NW Croatia. The method is based on analyses of the azimuthal dependence
of ratios of cumulative differences of arrival times and travel paths between foci of earthquake pairs, computed for rays
propagating within narrow azimuthal windows. The results clearly indicate the presence of anisotropy of 3.3% with the direction
of fast velocity (approximately NNE-SSW) coinciding with the direction of the maximum tectonic pressure as revealed by 23
available focal mechanisms and previous geological investigations. Although a large part of observed anisotropy can be explained
assuming that focal volumes are pervaded by a system of vertical extensive-dilatancy anisotropy (EDA) cracks aligned under
the influence of local tectonic stress field, there is indication that — to a smaller extent — some role was also played by
alignment of structural features in the region. |
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