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A seismic discriminant based on focal mechanism

Atiq A. Syed, Carl Kisslinger, Otto W. Nuttli

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abstract Utilizing the observation that a predominant focal mechanism exists for a given hypocentral region, a seismic discriminant based on body-wave magnitude has been developed. This discriminant enables one to identify earthquakes that do not fit mechanisms expected from plate tectonics. It also sorts out explosions as anomalies, even for those regions in which the focal mechanism results in compressional first motions at most or all available seismograph stations.

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abstract Utilizing the observation that a predominant focal mechanism exists for a given hypocentral region, a seismic discriminant based on body-wave magnitude has been developed. This discriminant enables one to identify earthquakes that do not fit mechanisms expected from plate tectonics. It also sorts out explosions as anomalies, even for those regions in which the focal mechanism results in compressional first motions at most or all available seismograph stations.

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abstract Utilizing the observation that a predominant focal mechanism exists for a given hypocentral region, a seismic discriminant based on body-wave magnitude has been developed. This discriminant enables one to identify earthquakes that do not fit mechanisms expected from plate tectonics. It also sorts out explosions as anomalies, even for those regions in which the focal mechanism results in compressional first motions at most or all available seismograph stations.

Key concepts: Focal mechanism, Seismometer, Discriminant, Geology, Seismology, Mechanism (biology), Tectonics, Magnitude (astronomy)

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