Crustal Structure of the Korean Peninsula By Travel Time Inversion of Local Earthquakes

  • Published : 20010000

Abstract

Simultaneous inversion of first-arrivals of local earthquakes recorded by the Korea Meteorological Administration(KMA) seismograph network from 1991 to 1998 is made to derive 1D crustal velocity structure of the Korean peninsula. Twenty-nine events with 178 observations are used in the inversion. Average crustal P-wave velocity turns out to be about 6.3 km/sec, and crustal thickness and upper mantle P-wave velocity are estimated as 33 km and 7.9 km/sec, respectively. Results of inversion indicate the possibility of the low velocity layer in the lower crust. Joint inversion is applied to estimate hypocenters, station delays, and velocities simultaneously. Relative station corrections for 11 stations range from zero to about 1.2 sec. Analysis of the synthetic data shows that estimates of hypocenter locations and station corrections as well as averaged crustal structure are reliable for the given data set..

한반도의 일차원 지각구조모델 결정을 위하여 1991년부터 1998년까지 한국 기상청 지진관측망에 기록된 국지지진의 P-파의 도달시각자료에 대해 동시역산방법을 적용하였다. 역산에는 29개 지진의 178개 관측자료가 이용되었다. 한반도의 지각과 상부맨틀의 평균속도는 각각 6.3km/sec, 7.9km/sec 이며, 평균 지각 두께는 약 33km로 나타났다. 또한, 하부지각에 저속도층의 가능성을 보여주었다. 동시역산 방법은 진원요소, 관측소 보정치, 속도구조를 동시에 결정하기 위해 적용된다. 11개 관측소에 대한 관측소 보정치는 0~1.2sec 정도의 차이를 보인다. Synthetic data의 분석은 평균 지각 속도구조 뿐만 아니라, 진앙의 위치, 관측소 보정치가 신뢰할 만하다는 것을 보여준다.

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