U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Preliminary Analysis of High- Resolution P-Wave Seismic Imaging Profiles Acquired Through Reno, Nevada, for Earthquake Hazards Assessment Frary, R.N., Stephenson, W.J., Louie, J.N., Odum, J.K., Maharrey, J.Z., Dhar, M.S., Kent, R.L., Hoffpauir, C.G. University of Nevada Nevada Seismological Laboratory Reno, Nevada Geologic Hazards Science Center U.S. Geological Survey Golden, Colorado Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation University of Texas Austin, Texas
Goals Western Basin and Range Community Velocity Model Reno-Carson City Urban Hazards Maps Characterize Truckee Meadows Basin structure and fault locations
Line Locations TRK lines ~6.72 km map from GoogleEarth MNZA line ~3.84 km
Comparison to Gravity Map M. Widmer, 2007
Acquisition Parameters Linear sweep Hz CMP (72-fold) acquisition 2-second records 5-m source and receiver spacing
Truckee River Shot Record Time (us) Station 175
Truckee River Processing AGC (400 ms) Bandpass filter ( Hz) Velocity analysis and residual statics Post-stack finite difference time migration FX deconvolution
Truckee River Time-Migrated Section Tie-in point between two profiles Preliminary
Truckee River Depth Migration Tie-in point between two profiles Preliminary
Manzanita Shot Record Time (us) Station 461
Manzanita Processing AGC (400 ms) Bandpass filter ( Hz) Velocity analysis and residual statics Post-stack finite difference time migration Eigenvector filter Adaptive deconvolution
Manzanita Time-Migrated Section Preliminary
Manzanita Depth Migration Preliminary
Further Investigation Additional transects Continued collaboration
Acknowledgements University of Nevada, Reno students University of Nevada, Reno Dept. of Geological Sciences and Engineering Mike Widmer, Washoe County Dept. of Water Resources