1. Determination of Epicenters before Earthquakes Utilizing Far Seismic and GNSS Data: Insights from Ground Vibrations
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Chieh-Hung Chen, Li-Ching Lin, Ta-Kang Yeh, Strong Wen, Huaizhong Yu, Chen Yu, Yongxin Gao, Peng Han, Yang-Yi Sun, Jann-Yenq Liu, Cheng-Horng Lin, Chi-Chia Tang, Che-Min Lin, Hung-Hao Hsieh, and Pin-Ji Lu
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common-mode ground vibrations ,pre-earthquake ground motion ,pre-earthquake anomalous phenomena ,Science - Abstract
Broadband seismometers, ground-based Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), and magnetometers that were located within an epicentral distance of approximately 150 km consistently observed the novel anomalous behaviors of the common-mode ground vibrations approximately 5–10 days before the M6.6 Meinong earthquake in Taiwan. The common-mode ground vibrations with amplitudes near 0.1 m at frequencies ranging from 8 × 10−5 to 2 × 10−4 Hz were generated near the region close to the epicenter of the impending earthquake. The common-mode vibrations were consistently observed in seismic and GNSS data associated with five other earthquakes in four distinct areas. The results reveal that the common-mode vibrations could be a typical behavior before earthquakes. The causal mechanism of common-mode vibrations can be attributed to crustal resonance excitations before fault dislocations occur. Potential relationships with other pre-earthquake anomalies suggest that the common-mode vibrations could be ground motion before earthquakes, which was investigated for a significant length of time.
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- 2020
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