SEISMIC ACTIVITY SEEN THROUGH EVOLUTION OF THE HURST EXPONENT MODEL IN 3D

Abstract

The dynamics seismic activity occurred in the Cocos Plate—Mexico is analyzed through the evolution of Hurst exponent and 3D fractal dimension, under the mathematical fractal structure based on seismic activity time series, taking into account the magnitude ([Formula: see text]) as the main parameter to be estimated. The seismic activity time series and, annual intervals are considered first for finding the Hurst exponent of each year since 1988 (the year in which the database is consistent) until 2012, and then the following years are accumulated describing the cumulative Hurst exponent. The seismic activity description is based on Cocos Plate data information; during a period conform from 1 January 1988 to 31 December 2012. Analyses were performed following methods, mainly considering that the Hurst exponent analysis provides the ability to find the seismicity behavior time–space, described by parameters obtained under the fractal dimension and complex systems.