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Leen Rihawi
Leen Rihawi

Reputation: 65

calculating an Earthquake fault depth

I'm looking for a simple way to calculate the depth of an earthquake fault , I've searched a lot and it's all bout advanced new researches . I have found something that might be helpful :

"This time interval, pP-P (pP minus P), is used to compute depth-of-focus tables. Using the time difference of pP-P as read from the seismogram and the distance between the epicenter and the seismograph station, the depth of the earthquake can be determined from published travel-time curves or depth tables."

is there any idea of the way of doing this ?

Upvotes: -1

Views: 1495

Answers (2)

Reza Davoudian
Reza Davoudian

Reputation: 155

You can use Taup. the app show travel time and path for a lot of earthquake phases. to reduce error, use phases that have straight or near straight path.

Upvotes: 0

Bite code
Bite code

Reputation: 596743

Yes, you need travel-time curve or depth tables, which you will find in specialized books. Then calculate pP-P, and give the distance from the epicenter, you read on the curve of the table the value you need.

Upvotes: 0

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