Early Result for Microtremor Characteristic Observation in Merapi and Merbabu

Abstract

Abstract The arc magmatism and volcanic activity in Java are dominated by the subducting plate of Indo-Australian into the Eurasian plate. Merapi volcano is located in Central Java and known as one of the most active volcanoes in the world. Several studies have tried to estimate the magma reservoir zone in Mt. Merapi and suggested multiple layers of reservoirs with the shallow one at 1-2 km and a deeper at 6 -9 km or 15 km. The Low-Frequency Passive Seismic is one method to analyze the frequency spectrum below the recording station. Previous related studies show a promising a relation between hydrocarbon reservoir and higher amplitude at vertical component at a frequency between 0.1 – 6 Hz. An observation at the volcano sites have also been reported to display a different spectrum amplitude at the vertical component. This study exploited the same method in LFPS to analyze the frequency spectrum at Mt. Merapi and Mt. Merbabu. We use seismic data from the DOMERAPI temporary seismic network installed in the neighborhood of Merapi and Merbabu volcano. We analyze 53 broad-band seismometers data from October 2013 to mid-April 2015. We also add several stations from MERAMEX network instruments to compare spectrum analysis outside the Merapi and Merbabu volcano. We also removed some tele-seismic and regional events from the data to better analyze the LFPS signal. We have seen a higher amplitude in vertical component near Mt. Merapi and will proceed to analyze all stations.