Premonitory Variations in S -Wave Velocity Anisotropy before Earthquakes in Nevada
- 14 December 1973
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 182 (4117) , 1129-1132
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.182.4117.1129
Abstract
Application of nonhydrostatic stress to rock induces velocity anisotropy, causing the S wave to split into two components traveling with somewhat different velocities. Large premonitory changes in the extent of S-wave splitting have been observed for two earthquakes in Nevada. Observations of the difference between the two S-wave velocities may provide a simple method for pedicting earthquakes.Keywords
This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
- The effect of saturation on velocity in low porosity rocksPublished by Elsevier ,2002
- Earthquake Prediction: A Physical BasisScience, 1973
- Earthquake Prediction: Variation of Seismic Velocities before the San Francisco EarthquakeScience, 1973
- Premonitory Changes in Seismic Velocities and Prediction of EarthquakesNature, 1973
- Earthquake distribution and mechanism of faulting in the Rainbow Mountain-Dixie Valley-Fairview Peak Area, central NevadaPublished by American Geophysical Union (AGU) ,1971
- Effects of stress on velocity anisotropy in rocks with cracksJournal of Geophysical Research, 1971
- Stress-induced velocity anisotropy in rock: An experimental studyJournal of Geophysical Research, 1969
- Structural and Volcanic History of Mono Basin, California-NevadaPublished by Geological Society of America ,1968
- Crustal structure in Nevada and southern Idaho from nuclear explosionsJournal of Geophysical Research, 1963
- SV and SHEOS, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 1952