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Rupture Propagation of the 2008/05/12 Ms8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake

We study the rupture propagation of the 2008/05/12 Ms8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake. We apply array techniques such as semblance vespagram analysis to P waves recorded at seismic broadband station within 30-100° epicentral distance. By combination of multiple large aperture station groups spatial and temporal resolution is enhanced and problems due source directivity and source mechanism are avoided. We find that seismic energy was released for at least 110 s. Propagating unilaterally at sub-shear rupture velocity of about 2.5 km/s in NE direction, the earthquake reaches a lateral extent of more than 300 km. Whereas high semblance during within 70 s from rupture start indicates simple propagation more complex source processes are indicated thereafter by decreases coherency in seismograms. At this stage of the event coherency is low but significantly above noise level. We emphasize that first result of our computations where obtain within 30 minutes after source time by using an atomized algorithm. This procedure has been routinely and globally applied to major earthquakes. Results are made public through internet.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:Potsdam/oai:kobv.de-opus-ubp:2919
Date January 2008
CreatorsRößler, Dirk, Krüger, Frank, Ohrnberger, Matthias
PublisherUniversität Potsdam, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät. Institut für Geowissenschaften
Source SetsPotsdam University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeMisc
Formatapplication/pdf
Rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/

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