Catalog parameters

Event – seismic event, earthquake

ID – unique identifier of the seismic event (Event ID)

Time – origin time, time of the earthquake occurence

Lat – latitude of earthquake epicenter

Long – longtitude of the earthquake epicenter

Depth – depth of the earthquake

Elevation – elevation of the earthquake

X – cartesian coordinate of the earthquake

Y - cartesian coordinate of the earthquake

Z - cartesian coordinate of the earthquake

EPI_err – error of the epicenter location

Depth_err – error of depth location

Nl – number of stations used in location

M0 – seismic moment

Mw – moment magnitude

ML – local magnitude

Ns_decomp – number of station used in moment tensor inversion

DecompMethod – method used to decompose moment tensor

MTrr – Full solution: Moment tensor rr component (r – up) (convention used by USGS USE (up, south, east originally rr, tt, pp)), if needed may be changed into Aki & Richards, 2002 NED (north, east, down))

MTss – Full solution: Moment tensor ss component (s – South)

Mtee – Full solution: Moment tensor ee component (e – East)

MTrs – Full solution: Moment tensor rs component

Mtre – Full solution: Moment tensor re component

Mtse – Full solution: Moment tensor se component

MT_err – Full solution: Moment tensor error

RMSerror – root mean square error of the MT inversion (eg. Amplitude fitting rms – currently not used in TCS AH catalogs))

ISO – isotropic MT component

CLVD – CLVD component

DC – Double-Couple component

StrikeA – Strike of nodal plane A

DipA – Dip of nodal plane A

RakeA – Rake of nodal plane A

SlopeA – Inclination of nodal plane A

StrikeB – Strike of nodal plane B

DipB – Dip of nodal plane B

RakeB – Rake of nodal plane B

SlopeB – Inclination of nodal plane B

Strike_err – Strike error

Dip_err – Dip error

Rake_err – Rake error

Slope_err – Inclination error

Plunge_T – Plunge of T-axis

PlungeT_err – T-axis plunge error

Trend_T – Trend of T-axis

TrendT_err – T-axis trend error

Plunge_P – Plunge of P-axis

PlungeP_err – P-axis plunge error

Trend_P – Trend of P-axis

TrendP_err – P-axis trend error

DCrr – Double-Couple solution: Moment tensor rr component (r - up)

DCss – Double-Couple solution: Moment tensor ss component (s - South)

DCee – Double-Couple solution: Moment tensor ee component (e - East)

DCrs – Double-Couple solution: Moment tensor rs component

DCre – Double-Couple solution: Moment tensor re component

DCse – Double-Couple solution: Moment tensor se component

DC_err – Double-Couple solution: Moment tensor error

DCStrikeA – Double-Couple solution: Strike of nodal plane A

DCDipA – Double-Couple solution: Dip of nodal plane A

DCRakeA – Double-Couple solution: Rake of nodal plane A

DCStrikeB – Double-Couple solution: Strike of nodal plane B

DCDipB – Double-Couple solution: Dip of nodal plane B

DCRakeB – Double-Couple solution: Rake of nodal plane B

DCStrike_err – Double-Couple solution: Strike error

DCDip_err – Double-Couple solution: Dip error

DCRake_err – Double-Couple solution: Rake error

DCPlunge_T – Double-Couple solution: Plunge of T-axis

DCPlungeT_err – Double-Couple solution: T-axis plunge error

DCTrend_T – Double-Couple solution: Trend of T-axis

DCTrendT_err – Double-Couple solution: T-axis trend error

DCPlunge_P – Double-Couple solution: Plunge of P-axis

DCPlungeP_err – Double-Couple solution: P-axis plunge error

DCTrend_P – Double-Couple solution: Trend of P-axis

DCTrendP_err – Double-Couple solution: P-axis trend error

TNrr – TN solution: Moment tensor rr component (r - up)

TNss – TN solution: Moment tensor ss component (s - South)

TNee – TN solution: Moment tensor ee component (e - East)

TNrs – TN solution: Moment tensor rs component

TNre – TN solution: Moment tensor re component

TNse – TN solution: Moment tensor se component

TN_err – TN solution: Moment tensor error

TNStrikeA – TN solution: Strike of nodal plane A

TNDipA – TN solution: Dip of nodal plane A

TNRakeA – TN solution: Rake of nodal plane A

TNStrikeB – TN solution: Strike of nodal plane B

TNDipB – TN solution: Dip of nodal plane B

TNRakeB – TN solution: Rake of nodal plane B

TNStrike_err – TN solution: Strike error

TNDip_err – TN solution: Dip error

TNRake_err – TN solution: Rake error

TNPlunge_T – TN solution: Plunge of T-axis

TNPlungeT_err – TN solution: T-axis plunge error

TNTrend_T – TN solution: Trend of T-axis

TNTrendT_err – TN solution: T-axis trend error

TNPlunge_P – TN solution: Plunge of P-axis

TNPlungeP_err – TN solution: P-axis plunge error

TNTrend_P – TN solution: Trend of P-axis

TNTrendP_err – TN solution: P-axis trend error

NsP – No of stations used in the P-wave spectral analysis

E – total seismic energy

E_err – total seismic energy error

Ep – P-wave energy

Ep_err – P-wave energy error

fp – P-wave corner frequency

fp_err – P-wave corner frequency error

rad_eff_P – Radiation efficiency P-waves

Qp – Quality factor Pwaves

NsS – No of stations used in the S-wave spectral analysis

Es – S-wave energy

Es_err – S-wave energy error

fs – S-wave corner frequency

fs_err – S-wave corner frequency error

Qs – Quality factor Swaves

rad_eff_S – Radiation efficiency S-waves

R – source radius

R_err – source radius error

R_model – Source radius model used (Brune, Madariaga, Sato&Hirasawa)

rad_eff – Radiation efficiency

sigma_a – Apparent stress

delta_sigma – Static stress drop

sigma_d – Dynamic stress drop

sigma_rms – RMS dynamic stress drop

vr – Rupture velocity

vr_model – Rupture velocity model (unilateral etc.)

SW_eff – Savage-Wood efficiency

u – Fault slip

Catalog related terms

P-axis – Pressure axis

T-axis – Tension axis

TN – Null-trace solution

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