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Table 1 Comparison of repeating earthquake selection and slip estimation methods for selected papers

From: Detection of repeating earthquakes and their application in characterizing slow fault slip

References

Region

Detection method

Time window

Frequency range

M range

Slip scaling

Comments

Nadeau and McEvilly (1999)

Parkfield, California

CC ≧ 0.98

–

–

N/A (M − 1 to 5 used)

N&J

 

Igarashi et al. (2003); Uchida et al. (2003)

Tohoku, Japan

CC ≧ 0.95

40 s

1–4 hz

4.6 ≧ M > =3 (Igarashi et al.), M ≧ 2 (Uchida et al.)

N&J

 

Nadeau and McEvilly (2004)

San Andreas fault

CC, Coh, visual inspection, relocation, arrival time analysis

–

–

3.4 ≧ M ≧ -0.4

N&J (constants different)

 

Matsubara et al. (2005)

Hokkaido, Japan

CC ≧ 0.95

40 s or until 5 s after S arrival

1–8 Hz

M ≧ 2

N&J

 

Kimura et al. (2006)

Kanto, Japan

CC ≧ 0.95

2 s before P arrival to 5 s after S arrival

1–20 Hz

4.56 ≧ M ≧ 2.0

N&J

 

Uchida et al. (2006, 2009a, b, 2011)

Miyagi-oki, Tohoku Japan

Coh ≧ 0.95

40 s

1–8 Hz

4.8 ≧ M ≧ 2.5

N&J

Upper range of M is from Uchida et al. (2009a, 2009b)

Rau et al. (2007)

Longitudinal valley fault, Taiwan

waveform (CC) and differential S-P time

10.5 s (CC), 2.5 s (differential S-P)

2–18 Hz

4.6 ≧ M ≧ 2.1

N&J

CC has several thresholds

Chen et al. (2008)

Chihshang fault, Taiwan

CC and differential S-P time

10.5 s (CC), 2.5 s (differential S-P)

2–18 Hz

3.7 ≧ M ≧ 1.9

N&J

CC has several thresholds

Lengliné and Marsan (2009)

Parkfield, California

Coh≧0.9 and location (overlapping > 70%)

1.28 s (P wave)

1.5–18 Hz

M ≧ 1.2

N&J

3 MPa stress drop, magnitude difference < 0.2

Igarashi (2010)

Japan

CC ≧ 0.95

P arrival to 3 s after S arrival

1–4, 2–8, and 4–16 Hz

M ≧ 2

N&J

Frequency range depends on magnitude.

Li et al. (2011)

Longmen Shan fault, China

CC ≧ 0.9 and internal consistency of time picking

1 s before a P arrival to 5 s after S arrival

1–10 Hz

2.8 ≧ M ≧ 0.9

Crack

Average recurrence interval of > 100 days

Yamashita et al. (2012)

Hyuganada, southwest Japan

CC ≧ 0.95

40 s

2–8 Hz

4.3 ≧ M ≧2.5

N&J

Duration < 3 years removed, focal mechanism checked

Kato et al. (2012)

Tohoku, Japan

Matched filter detection and CC ≧ 0.95

P-wave onset to 4 s after direct S-wave arrival.

1–4, 2–8, and 4–16 Hz

 

N&J

Frequency range depends on magnitude

Uchida et al. (2013, 2016a, b)

Tohoku, Japan

Coh ≧ 0.95 (1–8 Hz) or Coh ≧ 0.8 (1/2–2 fc)

40 s

1–8 Hz or around the corner frequency (fc)

M ≧ 2.5

N&J

 

Yu et al. (2013)

Tonga–Kermadec–Vanuatu

CCC ≧ 0.8

30 s

0.8–2.0 Hz

5.7 ≧ M ≧ 4.7

N&J

 

Taira et al. (2014)

San Juan Bautista, San Andreas fault

CC and Coh ≧0 .95

51.2 s (M ≧ 2), 5.12 s (M ≦ 2.5)

1–8 Hz (M ≧ 2), 8–24 Hz (M ≦ 2.5)

3.5 ≧ M ≧ 0.5

N&J

 

Meng et al. (2015)

Northern Chile

CC≧0.95

3 s before a P arrival to 10 s after S arrival

1–8 Hz (3 > Mw ≧ 2.5)

1–4 Hz (Mw ≧ 3)

4.8 ≧ Mw ≧ 2.9

N&J

 

Mavrommatis et al. (2015)

Tohoku, Japan

Co ≧ 0.95 (1–8 Hz) or Coh ≧ 0.8 (1/2–2 fc)

40 s

1–8 Hz or around the corner frequency (fc)

M ≧ 2.5

Beeler

Event selected by M, variation in M and duration

Gardonio et al. (2015)

Kanto, Japan

Coh ≧ 0.90 and location (overlapping > 50%)

5.12 s

1.5–8 Hz

M ≧ 1.0

No slip estimate

Magnitude difference < 0.5

Dominguez et al. (2016)

Middle America Trench, Mexico

CC and Coh ≧ 0.90(threshold A), CC, and Coh ≧ 0.95(B)

25.6 s

1–8 Hz

4.5 ≧ M ≧ 2.5 (A), 4.5 ≧ M ≧  3.1 (B)

N&J

 

Schmittbuhl et al. (2016)

Marmara fault, Turkey

CC ≧ 0.9

15 s

1–10 Hz

2.5 > M > 1

Crack

 

Yao et al. (2017)

Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica

Matched filter method (mean CC ≧ 0.9)

6 s

–

3.2 ≧ M ≧ 0.5

Crack

Template events have S/N ≧ 5 for more than 9 traces

Materna et al. 2018)

Mendocino Triple Junction

Coh ≧ 0.97

30 s before the P arrival to 20 s after the P wave arrival

0.5–15 Hz (S/N ≧ 5)

3 ≧ M ≧ 1.5

N&J

 
  1. CC waveform cross-correlation, Coh waveform coherence, N&J Nadeau and Johnson (1998)‘s scaling relationship (Eq. (1)), Beeler: Beeler et al. (2001)’s relationship (Eq. (2)), Crack crack model (Eq. (3) or others)