Stress-based aftershock forecasts made within 24h post mainshock: Expected north San Francisco Bay area seismicity changes after the 2014 M=6.0 West Napa earthquake
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Abstract
We calculate stress changes resulting from the M = 6.0 West Napa earthquake on north San Francisco Bay area faults. The earthquake ruptured within a series of long faults that pose significant hazard to the Bay area, and we are thus concerned with potential increases in the probability of a large earthquake through stress transfer. We conduct this exercise as a prospective test because the skill of stress‐based aftershock forecasting methodology is inconclusive. We apply three methods: (1) generalized mapping of regional Coulomb stress change, (2) stress changes resolved on Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast faults, and (3) a mapped rate/state aftershock forecast. All calculations were completed within 24 h after the main shock and were made without benefit of known aftershocks, which will be used to evaluative the prospective forecast. All methods suggest that we should expect heightened seismicity on parts of the southern Rodgers Creek, northern Hayward, and Green Valley faults.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Stress-based aftershock forecasts made within 24h post mainshock: Expected north San Francisco Bay area seismicity changes after the 2014 M=6.0 West Napa earthquake |
| Series title | Geophysical Research Letters |
| DOI | 10.1002/2014GL062379 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Year Published | 2014 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Geophysical Union |
| Contributing office(s) | Earthquake Science Center, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | 8 p. |
| First page | 8792 |
| Last page | 8799 |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Marin County, Napa County, Solanoa County, Sonoma County |
| City | San Francisco |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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