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Spatio-temporal characterization of earthquake sequence parameters and forecasting of strong aftershocks in Xinjiang based on the ETAS model

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  • Ke Li
  • Maofa Wang
  • Huiguo Zhang
  • Xijian Hu

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In this paper, the Integrated Nested Laplace Algorithm (INLA) is applied to the Epidemic Type Aftershock Sequence (ETAS) model, and the parameters of the ETAS model are obtained for the earthquake sequences active in different regions of Xinjiang. By analyzing the characteristics of the model parameters over time, the changes in each earthquake sequence are studied in more detail. The estimated values of the ETAS model parameters are used as inputs to forecast strong aftershocks in the next period. We find that there are significant differences in the aftershock triggering capacity and aftershock attenuation capacity of earthquake sequences in different seismic regions of Xinjiang. With different cutoff dates set, we observe the characteristics of the earthquake sequence parameters changing with time after the mainshock occurs, and the model parameters of the Ms7.3 earthquake sequence in Hotan region change significantly with time within 15 days after the earthquake. Compared with the MCMC algorithm, the ETAS model fitted with the INLA algorithm can forecast the number of earthquakes in the early period after the occurrence of strong aftershocks more effectively and can forecast the sudden occurrence time of earthquakes more accurately.

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  • Ke Li & Maofa Wang & Huiguo Zhang & Xijian Hu, 2024. "Spatio-temporal characterization of earthquake sequence parameters and forecasting of strong aftershocks in Xinjiang based on the ETAS model," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 19(5), pages 1-20, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0301975
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301975
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