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Bannister, S., Thurber, C. and Louie, J. (2006). Detailed fault structure highlighted by finely relocated aftershocks, Arthur's Pass, New Zealand. Geophysical Research Letters 33: doi: 10.1029/2006GL027462. issn: 0094-8276. |
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More than 6000 aftershocks were recorded following the 1994 Arthur's Pass Mw6.7 earthquake in South Island, New Zealand. Here we relocate over 3500 of the aftershocks using double-difference tomography to map detailed fault structures, and obtain a 3-D model of P-wave velocity and Vp/Vs ratio in the volume around the aftershock region. Waveform cross-correlation methods are used to calculate high quality differential times for event pairs. Two parallel clusters in particular are very well defined after the double-difference relocation, with a dip of ~70--80¿ and ~N60E ¿10¿ strike. A third NW-dipping cluster aligns very closely with one of the preferred fault planes for the mainshock, corroborating previous interpretations of the mainshock source mechanism. Results from the double-difference tomography indicate P-wave velocities and Vp/Vs change markedly immediately above the upper bound of the seismicity, with a Vp of 4.5 to 5.5 km/s and elevated Vp/Vs found in the top 2 km. |
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Seismology, Continental crust, Seismology, Seismicity and tectonics (1207, 1217, 1240, 1242), Seismology, Tomography (6982, 8180), Seismology, Computational seismology, Tectonophysics, Continental tectonics, strike-slip and transform |
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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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