{"id":9630,"date":"2019-09-24T20:47:48","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T04:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/?p=9630"},"modified":"2019-09-24T20:47:48","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T04:47:48","slug":"earthquake-report-poster-mona-passage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earthjay.com\/?p=9630","title":{"rendered":"Earthquake Report Poster: Mona Passage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I don\u2019t always have the time to write a proper Earthquake Report. However, I prepare interpretive posters for these events.<br \/>\nBecause of this, I present Earthquake Report Lite. (but it is more than just water, like the adult beverage that claims otherwise). I will try to describe the figures included in the poster, but sometimes I will simply post the poster here.<\/p>\n<h2><font color=\"orange\">Below is my interpretive poster for this earthquake<\/font><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>I plot the seismicity from the past month, with diameter representing magnitude (see legend). I include earthquake epicenters from 1919-2019 with magnitudes M \u2265 3.0 in one version. <\/li>\n<li>I plot the USGS fault plane solutions (moment tensors in blue and focal mechanisms in orange), possibly in addition to some relevant historic earthquakes. <\/li>\n<li>A review of the basic base map variations and data that I use for the interpretive posters can be found on the <a href=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/?page_id=3218\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Earthquake Reports page<\/a>. I have improved these posters over time and some of this background information applies to the older posters.<\/li>\n<li>Some basic fundamentals of earthquake geology and plate tectonics can be found on the <a href=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/?page_id=8202\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Earthquake Plate Tectonic Fundamentals page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<h3><font color=\"orange\">I include some inset figures. <\/font><\/h3>\n<li>In the upper left corner is a general tectonic map from Bruna et al. (2015).<\/li>\n<li>Below that map is a figure from Manager et al. (2008) that shows how much each fault is storing strain over time. Read <a href=\"https:\/\/agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1029\/2018JB016336#:~:text=The%20distribution%20of%20slip%20during,interface%20prior%20to%20the%20event.&#038;text=Updip%20of%20locked%20areas%2C%20slip,50%25%20of%20the%20plate%20motion.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">more about slip deficit here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>In the lower center left is a low-angle oblique view of the tectonic plates in this region from Xu et al. (2015).<\/li>\n<li>In the lower right corner is a seismic reflection profile from Mondziel et al. (2010) and their interpretation of the faults and structures revealed in this profile.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Here is the map with a month&#8217;s seismicity plotted.<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/earthquakes\/20190924_puerto_rico\/20190924_puerto_rico_interpretation.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/earthquakes\/20190924_puerto_rico\/20190924_puerto_rico_interpretation.jpg\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<h2> <strong><font color=orange>Caribbean<\/font><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>General Overview<\/h3>\n<li>2016.01.17 <a href=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/?p=3554\">1900-2016 Summary northern Caribbean<\/a><\/li>\n<h3>Earthquake Reports<\/h3>\n<li>2020.01.28 <a href=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/?p=9322\">M 7.7 Cayman Islands<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2020.01.07 <a href=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/?p=9232\">M 6.4 Puerto Rico<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2019.09.24 <a href=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/?p=9630\">M 6.0 Puerto Rico (Mona Passage)<\/a> Poster<\/li>\n<li>2018.08.21 <a href=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/?p=7657\">M 7.3 Venezuela<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2018.01.10 <a href=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/?p=6842\">M 7.6 Cayman Trough<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2016.01.17 <a href=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/?p=3549\">M 5.1 pair Cuba<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2010.01.12 <a href=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/?p=9178\">M 7.0 Haiti<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<h2><strong><font color=\"orange\">References:<\/font><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Basic &#038; General References<\/h3>\n<li>Frisch, W., Meschede, M., Blakey, R., 2011. Plate Tectonics, Springer-Verlag, London, 213 pp.<\/li>\n<li>Hayes, G., 2018, Slab2 &#8211; A Comprehensive Subduction Zone Geometry Model: U.S. Geological Survey data release, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5066\/F7PV6JNV\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5066\/F7PV6JNV<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Holt, W. E., C. Kreemer, A. J. Haines, L. Estey, C. Meertens, G. Blewitt, and D. Lavallee (2005), Project helps constrain continental dynamics and seismic hazards, Eos Trans. AGU, 86(41), 383\u2013387, , <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1029\/2005EO410002\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1029\/2005EO410002<\/a>. \/li>\n<li>Jessee, M.A.N., Hamburger, M. W., Allstadt, K., Wald, D. J., Robeson, S. M., Tanyas, H., et al. (2018). A global empirical model for near-real-time assessment of seismically induced landslides. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 123, 1835\u20131859. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1029\/2017JF004494\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1029\/2017JF004494<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kreemer, C., J. Haines, W. Holt, G. Blewitt, and D. Lavallee (2000), On the determination of a global strain rate model, Geophys. J. Int., 52(10), 765\u2013770. <\/li>\n<li>Kreemer, C., W. E. Holt, and A. J. Haines (2003), An integrated global model of present-day plate motions and plate boundary deformation, Geophys. J. Int., 154(1), 8\u201334, , <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1046\/j.1365-246X.2003.01917.x\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1046\/j.1365-246X.2003.01917.x<\/a>. <\/li>\n<li>Kreemer, C., G. Blewitt, E.C. Klein, 2014. A geodetic plate motion and Global Strain Rate Model in Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, v. 15, p. 3849-3889, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/2014GC005407\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/2014GC005407<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Meyer, B., Saltus, R., Chulliat, a., 2017. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ngdc.noaa.gov\/geomag\/emag2.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">EMAG2: Earth Magnetic Anomaly Grid (2-arc-minute resolution) Version <\/a>3. National Centers for Environmental Information, NOAA. Model. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7289\/V5H70CVX\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7289\/V5H70CVX<\/a><\/li>\n<li>M\u00fcller, R.D., Sdrolias, M., Gaina, C. and Roest, W.R., 2008, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.earthbyte.org\/people\/dietmar\/Pdf\/Muller_etal_age_rate_asym_G3_2008.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Age spreading rates and spreading asymmetry of the world&#8217;s ocean crust<\/a> in Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 9, Q04006, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1029\/2007GC001743\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1029\/2007GC001743<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pagani,M. , J. Garcia-Pelaez, R. Gee, K. Johnson, V. Poggi, R. Styron, G. Weatherill, M. Simionato, D. Vigan\u00f2, L. Danciu, D. Monelli (2018). Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Seismic Hazard Map (version 2018.1 &#8211; December 2018), DOI: 10.13117\/GEM-GLOBAL-SEISMIC-HAZARD-MAP-2018.1<\/li>\n<li>Silva, V ., D Amo-Oduro, A Calderon, J Dabbeek, V Despotaki, L Martins, A Rao, M Simionato, D Vigan\u00f2, C Yepes, A Acevedo, N Horspool, H Crowley, K Jaiswal, M Journeay, M Pittore, 2018. Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Seismic Risk Map (version 2018.1). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.13117\/GEM-GLOBAL-SEISMIC-RISK-MAP-2018.1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.13117\/GEM-GLOBAL-SEISMIC-RISK-MAP-2018.1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Zhu, J., Baise, L. G., Thompson, E. M., 2017, An Updated Geospatial Liquefaction Model for Global Application, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 107, p 1365-1385, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/0.1785\/0120160198\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/doi.org\/0.1785\/0120160198<\/a><\/li>\n<h3>Specific References<\/h3>\n<li>Bruna et al., 2015. Shallower structure and geomorphology of the southern Puerto Rico offshore margin <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.marpetgeo.2015.04.014\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.marpetgeo.2015.04.014<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Manaker et al., 2008. Interseismic Plate coupling and strain partitioning in the Northeastern Caribbean doi: 10.1111\/j.1365-246X.2008.03819.x<\/li>\n<li>Mondziel et al., 2010. Morphology, structure, and tectonic evolution of the Mona canyon (northern Mona passage) from multibeam bathymetry, side\u2010scan sonar, and seismic reflection profiles doi:10.1029\/2008TC002441<\/li>\n<li>Xu et al., 2015. Dip variations of the North American and North Caribbean Plates dominate the tectonic activity of Puerto Rico\u2013Virgin Islands and adjacent areas DOI: 10.1002\/gj.2708<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><font color=\"orange\"><strong>Return to the <a href=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/?page_id=3218\">Earthquake Reports page<\/a>.<\/font><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Sorted by <a href=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/?page_id=3219\">Magnitude<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sorted by <a href=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/?page_id=3220\">Year<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sorted by <a href=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/?page_id=9351\">Day of the Year<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sorted By <a href=\"http:\/\/earthjay.com\/?page_id=3226\">Region<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nI don\u2019t always have the time to write a proper Earthquake Report. However, I prepare interpretive posters for these events. Because of this, I present Earthquake Report Lite. 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