5:15 PM - 6:30 PM
[SCG48-P02] A study on detecting low-frequency earthquakes at Mt. Fuji, using the matched filter method: preliminary results
Keywords:Volcano, Mt. Fuji, Low-frequency earthquake
In this presentation, a report on preliminary results of detecting low-frequency earthquakes (LFs) occurring at Mt. Fuji, using the matched filter method (MF method: e.g., Peng & Zhao, 2009) is given. LFs have been observed in the depth 10-25km beneath Mt. Fuji (Hamada, 1981; Ukawa et al, 2005). These LFs seem to occur at an almost constant rate at all times, but it may become remarkably active as in the fall of 2000 (Yoshida et al., 2006). It is considered that the activity of LFs is associated with behavior of magmatic fluid at depth (e.g., Nakamichi et al., 2003). To evaluate the relationship between LFs and volcanic activity (e.g., Harada et al., 2010), it is important to understand the details of LFs activity.
For this purpose, a system using the MF method for detecting LFs at Hakone volcano (Yukutake, 2017; Yukutake et al., 2019), constructed by the Hot Springs Research Institute of Kanagawa Prefectural Government, was modified to be applicable to the detection of LFs at Mt. Fuji. Then, this was applied to continuous seismic record at seismic stations around Mt. Fuji during the period of 2012-2020. Next, the template waveforms of LFs were prepared on the basis of the earthquake catalog maintained by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Then, the cross-correlation analysis was conducted between the template waveforms and the seismic records. Finally, a catalog of LFs, obtained by using the MF method, was created.
Using this catalog, we confirmed that LFs in 2012-2020 occurred at an almost constant rate, and that this is also true for LFs included in the JMA catalog. However, our case shows that LFs occurred at a rate of about 1,250 per year, which is about 10 times higher than that shown for the JMA case (a rate of about 125 per year). It was also confirmed that the larger LFs tend to have fewer numbers and smaller LFs tend to have more numbers, again a feature found by using the JMA catalog.
This study is underway, and tackling challenges such as selection of appropriate template waveforms of LFs and correction of magnitude estimate will improve our results, which will be reported in the presentation.
For this purpose, a system using the MF method for detecting LFs at Hakone volcano (Yukutake, 2017; Yukutake et al., 2019), constructed by the Hot Springs Research Institute of Kanagawa Prefectural Government, was modified to be applicable to the detection of LFs at Mt. Fuji. Then, this was applied to continuous seismic record at seismic stations around Mt. Fuji during the period of 2012-2020. Next, the template waveforms of LFs were prepared on the basis of the earthquake catalog maintained by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Then, the cross-correlation analysis was conducted between the template waveforms and the seismic records. Finally, a catalog of LFs, obtained by using the MF method, was created.
Using this catalog, we confirmed that LFs in 2012-2020 occurred at an almost constant rate, and that this is also true for LFs included in the JMA catalog. However, our case shows that LFs occurred at a rate of about 1,250 per year, which is about 10 times higher than that shown for the JMA case (a rate of about 125 per year). It was also confirmed that the larger LFs tend to have fewer numbers and smaller LFs tend to have more numbers, again a feature found by using the JMA catalog.
This study is underway, and tackling challenges such as selection of appropriate template waveforms of LFs and correction of magnitude estimate will improve our results, which will be reported in the presentation.