A new seismicity catalogue of the eastern Alps using the temporary Swath-D network

<p>We present a new, consistently processed seismicity catalogue for the eastern and southern Alps based on the temporary dense Swath-D monitoring network. The final catalogue contains <span class="inline-formula">6053</span> earthquakes for the time period 2017–2019 and...

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Main Authors: L. J. Hofman, J. Kummerow, S. Cesca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2023-10-01
Series:Solid Earth
Online Access:https://se.copernicus.org/articles/14/1053/2023/se-14-1053-2023.pdf
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description <p>We present a new, consistently processed seismicity catalogue for the eastern and southern Alps based on the temporary dense Swath-D monitoring network. The final catalogue contains <span class="inline-formula">6053</span> earthquakes for the time period 2017–2019 and has a magnitude of completeness of <span class="inline-formula">−1.0 <i>M</i><sub>L</sub></span>. The smallest detected and located events have a magnitude of <span class="inline-formula">−1.7 <i>M</i><sub>L</sub></span>. Aimed at the low to moderate seismicity in the study region, we have developed a multi-stage, mostly automatic workflow that combines a priori information from local catalogues and waveform-based event detection, subsequent efficient GPU-based (GPU: graphics processing unit) event search by template matching, P and S arrival time pick refinement, and location in a regional 3-D velocity model.</p> <p>The resulting seismicity distribution generally confirms the previously identified main seismically active domains but provides increased resolution of the fault activity at depth. In particular, the high number of small events additionally detected by the template search contributes to a denser catalogue and provides an important basis for future geological and tectonic studies in this complex part of the Alpine orogen.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-9d40cd37c7c54119a2cb2b0ea6c2ff3d2023-10-10T09:32:14ZengCopernicus PublicationsSolid Earth1869-95101869-95292023-10-01141053106610.5194/se-14-1053-2023A new seismicity catalogue of the eastern Alps using the temporary Swath-D networkL. J. Hofman0J. Kummerow1S. Cesca2Earth Science Department, Section of Geophysics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, GermanyEarth Science Department, Section of Geophysics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, GermanyGFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany<p>We present a new, consistently processed seismicity catalogue for the eastern and southern Alps based on the temporary dense Swath-D monitoring network. The final catalogue contains <span class="inline-formula">6053</span> earthquakes for the time period 2017–2019 and has a magnitude of completeness of <span class="inline-formula">−1.0 <i>M</i><sub>L</sub></span>. The smallest detected and located events have a magnitude of <span class="inline-formula">−1.7 <i>M</i><sub>L</sub></span>. Aimed at the low to moderate seismicity in the study region, we have developed a multi-stage, mostly automatic workflow that combines a priori information from local catalogues and waveform-based event detection, subsequent efficient GPU-based (GPU: graphics processing unit) event search by template matching, P and S arrival time pick refinement, and location in a regional 3-D velocity model.</p> <p>The resulting seismicity distribution generally confirms the previously identified main seismically active domains but provides increased resolution of the fault activity at depth. In particular, the high number of small events additionally detected by the template search contributes to a denser catalogue and provides an important basis for future geological and tectonic studies in this complex part of the Alpine orogen.</p>https://se.copernicus.org/articles/14/1053/2023/se-14-1053-2023.pdf
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title A new seismicity catalogue of the eastern Alps using the temporary Swath-D network
title_full A new seismicity catalogue of the eastern Alps using the temporary Swath-D network
title_fullStr A new seismicity catalogue of the eastern Alps using the temporary Swath-D network
title_full_unstemmed A new seismicity catalogue of the eastern Alps using the temporary Swath-D network
title_short A new seismicity catalogue of the eastern Alps using the temporary Swath-D network
title_sort new seismicity catalogue of the eastern alps using the temporary swath d network
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