Excitation of mantle Love waves and definition of mantle wave magnitude

Author:

Brune James N.1,Engen Gladys R.1

Affiliation:

1. Seismological Laboratory California Institute of Technology Pasadena, California Division of Geological Sciences

Abstract

abstract A study is made of the excitation of mantle Love waves of 100 seconds period as a function of magnitude. 153 measurements of Love wave spectral density for earthquakes since 1930 ranging in magnitude from 6.0 to 8.9 are used to determine an excitation curve. The observations were first corrected to a standard distance of 90°. The excitation curve supports earlier results for mantle Rayleigh waves and, for strike-slip motion, an earlier curve for seismic moment versus mantle-wave magnitude. For dip-slip motion, the moments should be multiplied by a factor of about 212. A definition of mantle wave magnitude MM, is set up, and the largest earthquake since 1930 found on this scale is the Alaskan earthquake of March 28, 1964 where MM = 8.9. Other comparably large earthquakes, MM = 8.8, were the Kamchatka earthquake of November 4, 1952 and the Chilean earthquake of May 22, 1960. It is suggested that mantle-wave magnitudes be used as a diagnostic aid in estimating the Tsunami potential of earthquakes.

Publisher

Seismological Society of America (SSA)

Subject

Geochemistry and Petrology,Geophysics

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