Seismic reflection studies using local earthquake sources |
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Authors: | Robert P Meyer David E James |
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Institution: | University of Wisconsin, Geophysical and Polar Research Center, 1215 W. Dayton, Madison, Wisconsin 53706;Carnegie Institute of Washington, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, 5241 Broad Branch Road, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20015 |
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Abstract: | Summary. A method is presented for processing three-component digital recordings of micro-earthquakes to obtain near-vertical reflection profiles in regions of shallow seismicity. The processing includes magnitude and focal-depth normalization and event stacking, where stacking is by small localized groups, with ray theoretical time and distance corrections applied to compensate for varying focal depths. In areas with high seismicity, this procedure allows earthquakes to be treated as "controlled" sources to probe layered structures of the deep crust and upper mantle. The validity of our approach is demonstrated using S-waves from aftershocks of the Borah Peak, Idaho, earthquake (Ms = 7.3) of 1983. |
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