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Earthquake signals are non-stationary in nature and thus in real-time, it is difficult to identify and classify events based on classical approaches like peak ground displacement, peak ground velocity. Even the popular algorithm of STA/LTA…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-01-19 Tonumoy Mukherjee , Chandrani Singh , Prabir Kumar Biswas

Continuous GPS and broadband seismic monitoring have revealed a variety of disparate slip patterns especially in shallow dipping subduction zones, among which regular earthquakes, slow slip events and silent quakes1,2. Slow slip events are…

Geophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Christophe Voisin , Jean-Robert Grasso , Eric Larose , François Renard

In this study, we evaluate the spatial forecasting skill of the $b$-value and background seismicity rate $\mu$ across the Alborz region using a homogenized catalog of 23,961 earthquakes ($M \geq 1.5$) recorded by the Iranian Seismological…

Amongst the available technologies for earthquake research, remote sensing has been commonly used due to its unique features such as fast imaging and wide image-acquisition range. Nevertheless, early studies on pre-earthquake and…

Accurate earthquake location, which determines the origin time and location of seismic events using phase arrival times or waveforms, is fundamental to earthquake monitoring. While recent deep learning advances have significantly improved…

Geophysics · Physics 2025-02-18 Weiqiang Zhu , Bo Rong , Yaqi Jie , S. Shawn Wei

We analyze 21 aftershock sequences of California to test for evidence of space-time diffusion. Aftershock diffusion may result from stress diffusion and is also predicted by any mechanism of stress weakening. Here, we test an alternative…

Geophysics · Physics 2015-06-26 Agnes Helmstetter , Guy Ouillon , Didier Sornette

Rapid assessment after a natural disaster is key for prioritizing emergency resources. In the case of landslides, rapid assessment involves determining the extent of the area affected and measuring the size and location of individual…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-11-21 Vanessa Böhm , Wei Ji Leong , Ragini Bal Mahesh , Ioannis Prapas , Edoardo Nemni , Freddie Kalaitzis , Siddha Ganju , Raul Ramos-Pollan

We present a machine learning approach for the aftershock forecasting of Japanese earthquake catalogue from 2015 to 2019. Our method takes as sole input the ground surface deformation as measured by Global Positioning System (GPS) stations…

Natural disaster strikes at any given moment from seemingly out of nowhere Akin to earthquake that strongly affects human with different magnitudes through the course of time. The main aim of this study is the fractal analysis of seismic…

Geophysics · Physics 2026-04-28 Santanu Nandi

Spatiotemporal properties of seismicity are investigated for a worldwide (WW) catalog and for Southern California in the stationary case (SC), showing a nearly universal scaling behavior. Distributions of distances between consecutive…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-11 Alvaro Corral

This study presents a time-resolved analysis of coseismic lateral surface rupture along the Sagaing Fault during the Mw 7.7 Mandalay, Myanmar earthquake on March 28, 2025. Leveraging a publicly available Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV)…

Geophysics · Physics 2025-05-28 Jianhao Gao , Fuhua Zheng , Chaofeng Wang , Haoran Meng

There are different kinds of intensity measures to characterize the main properties of the earthquake records. This paper proposes a simulation-based approach to compute correlation coefficients of motion duration and intensity measures of…

Geophysics · Physics 2020-06-09 Mojtaba Harati , Mohammadreza Mashayekhi , Homayoon E. Estekanchi

Assessing seismic hazards and thereby designing earthquake-resilient structures or evaluating structural damage that has been incurred after an earthquake are important objectives in earthquake engineering. Both tasks require critical…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-08-28 Barış Yılmaz , Melek Türkmen , Sanem Meral , Erdem Akagündüz , Salih Tileylioglu

As mentioned in the preceding additional information (hereafter called Part I), a series of strong earthquakes with magnitudes between 5.2 and 5.9-units occurred during the two weeks period: 3 to 19 April, 2006 with epicenters lying at…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2013-05-29 P. A. Varotsos , N. V. Sarlis , E. S. Skordas , H. K. Tanaka , M. S. Lazaridou

Earthquakes and tropical cyclones cause the suffering of millions of people around the world every year. The resulting landslides exacerbate the effects of these disasters. Landslide detection is, therefore, a critical task for the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-10-17 Masanari Kimura

This paper aims to investigate the effects of motion duration on the structural seismic demands, seeking potential correlations between motion durations and structural responses at several seismic intensity levels. Three seismic intensity…

We have carried out a numerical investigation of the coupled gravitational and non-gravitational perturbations acting on Earth satellite orbits in an extensive grid, covering the whole circumterrestrial space, using an appropriately…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2019-04-12 Aaron J. Rosengren , Despoina K. Skoulidou , Kleomenis Tsiganis , George Voyatzis

The final size of an earthquake typically cannot be predicted from its ongoing seismic radiation. Expanding observations reveal distinct exceptions, such as slow earthquakes, injection-induced seismicity, and earthquake swarms, in which…

Geophysics · Physics 2026-05-19 Dye SK Sato , Keisuke Yoshida

In areas with limited station coverage, earthquake depth constraints are much less accurate than their latitude and longitude. Traditional travel-time-based location methods struggle to constrain depths due to imperfect station distribution…

Geophysics · Physics 2026-01-13 Wenda Li , Miao Zhang

Advancing the capabilities of earthquake nowcasting, the real-time forecasting of seismic activities remains a crucial and enduring objective aimed at reducing casualties. This multifaceted challenge has recently gained attention within the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-08-23 Alireza Jafari , Geoffrey Fox , John B. Rundle , Andrea Donnellan , Lisa Grant Ludwig