Introduction to Seismology

Earth Sciences Department

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

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The Seismicity of Egypt, Arabia and the Red Sea

The ridge was central in the breakup of Pangaea that began some 180 million years ago.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earthquake Seismology: Fundamentals

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Lecture 11: March 24
Lecture 12: March 26
Lecture 13: March 31

 

Lecture 14: April 2
  • Fault Geometry
  • Typing of Faults
  • Focal Mechanism
  • First Motions: P-wave
  • Faults Initial Ground Motions and Z-component seismograms for P-waves
  • Initial P-wave Radiation Pattern
  • Actual/Auxiliary Fault Interpretation
    • Case Work: Fault interpretation
Lecture 15: April 7
  • Elements: Focal Mechanism or Beachball
  • First Motions and Azimuth
  • Stresses Driven Faulting  
  • Radiation Patterns: Strike-Slip Fault and Dip-Slip Fault
  • Cross-sections of Dip-Slip Faulting and Beach Ball
  • Ambiguity: Strike (shear fault) and dipping plane (Dip-slip faulting)
  • Contribution of Focal Mechanism to World-Stress Map
Lecture 16: April 9
Lecture 17: April 16
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