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Table 2 Standard deviation (σ ε ) of strain signals recorded 10 s preceding the arrival of the first P-waves, estimated slip, maximal nucleation moment, and maximal length of the nucleation zone in the case of the sources (S1) and (S2)

From: Near-field strain observations of the October 2013 Ruisui, Taiwan, earthquake: source parameters and limits of very short-term strain detection

 

HGSB

SSNB

CHMB

ZANB

Standard deviation σ ε (n ε)

10 −1

5 × 10 −2

10 −2

2 × 10 −2

(S1) Maximal moment (N.m) (slip, in m)

3.6 × 1014

3 × 1014

4.8 × 1013

2.4 × 1014

Maximal slip (in m)

12 × 10 −3

10 × 10 −3

1.6 × 10 −3

8 × 10 −3

Maximal nucleation length (m)

490

465

250

430

(S2) Maximal moment (N.m) (slip, in m)

4.5 × 1014

3.3 × 1014

8.1 × 1013

3 × 1014

Maximal moment (N.m)

15 × 10 −3

11 × 10 −3

2.7 × 10 −3

10 × 10 −3

Maximal nucleation length (m)

530

480

300

465