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Data for Rupture Model of the 2016 M5.8 Pawnee, Oklahoma Earthquake
The 2016 M5.8 Pawnee, Oklahoma earthquake is the largest earthquake to have been induced by wastewater disposal. We infer the coseismic slip history from analysis of apparent source time functions and inversion of regional and teleseismic P-waveforms, using aftershocks as empirical Green’s functions. The earthquake nucleated on the shallow part of the fault, initially rupturing towards the surface, followed shortly thereafter by slip deeper on the fault. Deeper slip occurred below the aftershocks and at greater depths than most induced seismicity in the region, suggesting that small- to moderate-sized earthquakes may not occur on deeper parts of faults in Oklahoma because they are further from failure than shallower fault sections. Comparisons with models of pore pressure perturbations further suggest that the earthquake may have initiated within a region of higher pore pressure perturbation but was not confined to this zone. These observations inform source physics and understanding of maximum magnitudes. Supporting information for this publication, including catalog of earthquake locations and magnitudes, and final coseismic slip distribution are provided herein.
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Stephen Hartzell |
| Publication Date | 2019 |
| Beginning Date of Data | 2016-09-03 |
| Ending Date of Data | 2016-10-29 |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5066/P91DWNMG |
| Citation | Hartzell, S., and Moschetti, M.P., 2019, Data for Rupture Model of the 2016 M5.8 Pawnee, Oklahoma Earthquake: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P91DWNMG. |
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| Metadata Date | 2020-08-18 |
| Related Publication | There was no related primary publication associated with this data release. |
| Citations of these data | Loading https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL081364 |
| Access | public |
| License | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
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