1. Department of Earth Sciences KFUPM Introduction to Seismology Fault Mechanism Introduction to Seismology-KFUPM Ali Oncel [email_address]
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4. Review: Earthquake Fault Mechanism The type of faulting may be identified (reverse, normal, strike-slip) but the particular fault plane cannot be determined. So they both are shown as the possible solutions. The three stresses: two horizontal plus the vertical. Why is the significance to understand the style of faulting? Because, they are also telling us about the stresses acting within Earth. Introduction to Seismology-KFUPM
8. Example: 2004 Sumatra EQ Source: http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/staff/yagi/eq/Sumatra2004/Sumatra2004.html Introduction to Seismology-KFUPM
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11. 1. visit to IRIS PAGE from http://www.iris.edu/seismon/ Introduction to Seismology-KFUPM
12. 2. Then, click http://www.iris.edu/seismon/ Introduction to Seismology-KFUPM
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14. 4. Now, the station list is given where data is available. Introduction to Seismology-KFUPM
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18. Let’s come back to discuss earthquake fault mechanism b d Introduction to Seismology-KFUPM
19. Cross section of reverse fault, earthquake focus and quadrants of compression and dilatation. First motions observed at the surface reveal patterns of compression and dilatation. Introduction to Seismology-KFUPM
20. Focal mechanism solution for a fault is commonly a lower focal sphere projection . For a dip-slip fault, this projection is equivalent to the compression/dilatation pattern viewed by a bird flying over the earthquake focus. Black = Compression White = Dilatation Introduction to Seismology-KFUPM
21. Cross sections of Dip-Slip Faults C= Compression D= Dilatation The focal mechanism solution for a reverse fault (a) has a compression (black) in the inside portion of the circle, surrounded by regions of dilatation (white) The opposite pattern is observed for a normal fault (b) Introduction to Seismology-KFUPM