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  • Seismology: Body wave propagation
  • Seismology: Instruments and techniques
  • Structural Geology: Fractures and faults

Abstract

GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, VOL. 31, L07621, 4 PP., 2004
doi:10.1029/2004GL019603

Location of the Carlsberg Fault zone from seismic controlled-source fan recordings

Lars Nielsen

Geological Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Hans Thybo

Geological Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

We locate the concealed Carlsberg Fault zone in the city of Copenhagen from seismic fan recordings. The fault is part of a fault system close to the border between the Danish Basin and the Baltic Shield. Recent earthquakes indicate that this area is tectonically active. The fault zone is a seismic low-velocity zone. Fan shots were recorded on three receiver arrays (1.5–2.4 km long arcs) across the fault. Sources were placed inside and up to ∼500 m away from the ∼400–700 m wide fault zone at offsets of up to ∼7 km. Shots inside the fault zone show: 1) weak, delayed first arrivals inside the fault zone; 2) stronger first arrivals outside the fault zone; 3) guided waves inside the fault zone. The fault is a shadow zone for shots detonated outside the fault zone. Our approach facilitates fault mapping in densely urbanized areas where seismic profiling is not feasible.

Received 29 January 2004; accepted 19 March 2004; published 14 April 2004.

Citation: Nielsen, L., and H. Thybo (2004), Location of the Carlsberg Fault zone from seismic controlled-source fan recordings, Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L07621, doi:10.1029/2004GL019603.

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