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Thurber, C., Roecker, S., Zhang, H., Baher, S. and Ellsworth, W. (2004). Fine-scale structure of the San Andreas fault zone and location of the SAFOD target earthquakes. Geophysical Research Letters 31: doi: 10.1029/2003GL019398. issn: 0094-8276. |
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We present results from the tomographic analysis of seismic data from the Parkfield area using three different inversion codes. The models provide a consistent view of the complex velocity structure in the vicinity of the San Andreas, including a sharp velocity contrast across the fault. We use the inversion results to assess our confidence in the absolute location accuracy of a potential target earthquake. We derive two types of accuracy estimates, one based on a consideration of the location differences from the three inversion methods, and the other based on the absolute location accuracy of virtual earthquakes. Location differences are on the order of 100--200 m horizontally and up to 500 m vertically. Bounds on the absolute location errors based on the virtual earthquake relocations are ~50 m horizontally and vertically. The average of our locations places the target event epicenter within about 100 m of the SAF surface trace. |
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Keywords
Seismology, Body wave propagation, Seismology, Continental crust, Seismology, Earthquake parameters, Structural Geology, Local crustal structure, Tectonophysics, Tomography |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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