Fault-crossing P delays, epicentral biasing, and fault behavior in Central California
Tectonophysics
By: S.M. Marks and C. G. Bufe
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Abstract
The P delays across the San Andreas fault zone in central California have been determined from travel-time differences at station pairs spanning the fault, using off-fault local earthquake or quarry blast sources. Systematic delays as large as 0.4 sec have been observed for paths crossing the fault at depths of 5-10 km. These delays can account for the apparent deviation of epicenters from the mapped fault trace. The largest delays occur along the San Andreas fault between San Juan Bautista and Bear Valley and Between Bitterwater Valley and Parkfield. Spatial variations in fault behavior correlate with the magnitude of the fault-crossing P delay. The delay decreases to the northwest of San Juan Bautista across the "locked" section of the San Andreas fault and also decreases to the southeast approaching Parkfield. Where the delay is large, seismicity is relatively high and the fault is creeping. ?? 1979.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Fault-crossing P delays, epicentral biasing, and fault behavior in Central California |
| Series title | Tectonophysics |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 1-4 |
| Year Published | 1979 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Tectonophysics |
| First page | 600 |
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