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Statistical seismic quiescence evaluation in the Gulf of Aqaba source zone
Journal of African Earth Sciences ( IF 2.3 ) Pub Date : 2020-09-01 , DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2020.103891
H.M. Hussein , Hany M. Hassan , A. Saud

Abstract The seismicity rate variations prior to the 1993 and 1995 Gulf of Aqaba mainshocks have been investigated using statistical analysis, focusing on the precursory phenomena of the seismic activity progression. A statistical estimation of the seismic quiescence was applied to detect a significant reduction in the rate of seismic activity, using the normal standard deviate Z-test. The catalogue data both from the Egyptian National Seismological Network (ENSN) and the International Seismological Center (ISC) which cover the interval from 1983 to 2003 was used in this analysis. For our computations, only events with completeness magnitude ≥3.5 in the source area of the two Gulf of Aqaba mainshocks were considered. We investigated seismicity rate variations as a function of time and space in terms of the Z value preceding the 1993 and 1995 Gulf of Aqaba mainshocks respectively, using a declustered catalogue. Mapping the spatial changes of the seismicity over the entire period of catalogue manifests clear seismic quiescence anomalies related to the epicenters of the 1993 and 1995 Gulf of Aqaba mainshocks. The long-term average and the corresponding cumulative number of events versus time plot for anomalous areas have been constructed as a way of determining the starting time of the seismic quiescence and its duration for both mainshocks. The plot of the 1993 mainshock shows a decrease in the seismicity rate with a maximum Z value level (Zmax) equal to 5.4 with an observed seismic quiescence starting two years before its occurrence while the 1995 mainshock plot gives a Zmax = 4.5 with 1.3 seismic quiescence duration before it. The estimated periods of quiescence are consistent with the duration of the second type seismic gap derived from the detailed investigations of the spatio-temporal variations of the seismicity pattern which precedes the 1993 and 1995 Gulf of Aqaba main earthquakes. Earthquakes of magnitudes smaller than those which have shown the second type of seismic gap reflect pattern similarities of the activity before both 1993 and 1995 earthquakes. Both mainshocks are preceded by anomalous patterns of activity, which include both swarm type activity and short-term seismic gap, respectively.

中文翻译:

亚喀巴湾震源区统计地震静止评价

摘要 使用统计分析研究了 1993 年和 1995 年亚喀巴湾主震之前的地震活动率变化,重点是地震活动进展的前兆现象。使用正常标准偏差 Z 检验,应用地震静止的统计估计来检测地震活动率的显着降低。该分析使用了来自埃及国家地震网 (ENSN) 和国际地震中心 (ISC) 的 1983 年至 2003 年区间的目录数据。在我们的计算中,仅考虑了亚喀巴湾两次主震源区完整性震级≥3.5 的事件。我们使用分簇目录,分别根据 1993 年和 1995 年亚喀巴湾主震之前的 Z 值,研究了作为时间和空间函数的地震活动率变化。绘制整个目录期间地震活动的空间变化图,显示出与 1993 年和 1995 年亚喀巴湾主震震中有关的明显地震静止异常。异常区域的长期平均值和相应的事件累积数量随时间变化的图已被构建为确定地震静止的开始时间及其两次主震的持续时间的方法。1993 年主震图显示地震活动率下降,最大 Z 值水平 (Zmax) 等于 5。4 在其发生前两年观察到地震静止,而 1995 年的主震图给出了 Zmax = 4.5,在它之前有 1.3 地震静止持续时间。估计的静止期与 1993 年和 1995 年亚喀巴湾主要地震之前的地震活动模式的时空变化的详细调查得出的第二类地震间隙的持续时间一致。震级小于显示第二类地震间隙的地震反映了 1993 年和 1995 年地震之前活动的模式相似性。两次主震之前都有异常活动模式,分别包括群型活动和短期地震间隙。估计的静止期与 1993 年和 1995 年亚喀巴湾主要地震之前的地震活动模式的时空变化的详细调查得出的第二类地震间隙的持续时间一致。震级小于显示第二类地震间隙的地震反映了 1993 年和 1995 年地震前活动的模式相似性。两次主震之前都有异常活动模式,分别包括群型活动和短期地震间隙。估计的静止期与 1993 年和 1995 年亚喀巴湾主要地震之前的地震活动模式的时空变化的详细调查得出的第二类地震间隙的持续时间一致。震级小于显示第二类地震间隙的地震反映了 1993 年和 1995 年地震前活动的模式相似性。两次主震之前都有异常活动模式,分别包括群型活动和短期地震间隙。震级小于显示第二类地震间隙的地震反映了 1993 年和 1995 年地震前活动的模式相似性。两次主震之前都有异常活动模式,分别包括群型活动和短期地震间隙。震级小于显示第二类地震间隙的地震反映了 1993 年和 1995 年地震前活动的模式相似性。两次主震之前都有异常活动模式,分别包括群型活动和短期地震间隙。
更新日期:2020-09-01
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