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Earthquake Focal Mechanisms and Waveform Modeling

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TELESEISMIC<br />

BODY WAVES<br />

Initial portion of<br />

seismogram includes<br />

direct P wave <strong>and</strong> surface<br />

reflections pP <strong>and</strong> sP<br />

Hence result depends<br />

crucially on earthquake<br />

depth <strong>and</strong> thus delay<br />

times<br />

Powerful for depth<br />

determination<br />

Stein & Wysession, 2003<br />

Gives information about<br />

rupture processes.

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