Analysis of India-Nepal Border Region Earthquake Wave for Studying the Layering Information of the Crust
Keywords:
Layering information, period, group velocity, earthquake data, seismic wave, model parameter.Abstract
Seismic surface wave group velocity dispersion has computed for India-Nepal border region earthquake of magnitude 5.0 occurred on 28 March 2012 of 23:40:14 UTC by graphical method. A model taking subsurface layer parameters is also constructed to compute the group velocity dispersion by modified Haskell matrix method. Group velocity dispersion by graphical method is then interpreted from model parameters. Sensitivity and the statistical errors of the model are studied and presented in this research. Interpreted crustal structure of the India-Nepal region shows that there are four major subsurface layers of thickness 4.0 km, 8.0 km, 11.0 km and 20.0 km.
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Faruk, M. O., Al Asad, M. A., Islam, A. S., & Islam, M. (2016). Analysis of India-Nepal Border Region Earthquake Wave for Studying the Layering Information of the Crust. American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences, 15(1), 290–302. Retrieved from https://asrjetsjournal.org/index.php/American_Scientific_Journal/article/view/1276
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