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Temporal variations of long-term correlations in seismic activity fluctuations

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  • Alvarez-Ramirez, J.
  • Echeverria, J.C.
  • Rodriguez, E.

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The scaling behavior of the 1998–2009 seismicity in Guerrero, southern Mexico, was studied by means of the detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA). We found that inter-seismic periods are correlated with a transition in the scaling behavior at about 200 seismic events. Correlations are relatively weak for small time scales. However, for large time scales, correlations are associated with a 1/f fractional process, indicating that the seismicity pattern emerges from a self-organized critical state. Temporal variations of the scaling exponent along years computed from the DFA indicate the presence of a quasi-biennial cycle in the seismicity correlations. This cyclic behavior was apparently triggered by the large 2001–2002 slow slip event in the Guerrero seismic gap. Besides, the significant seismic events (Mw>5) originate, on the average, at deeper regions in each cycle.

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  • Alvarez-Ramirez, J. & Echeverria, J.C. & Rodriguez, E., 2012. "Temporal variations of long-term correlations in seismic activity fluctuations," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 391(6), pages 2261-2267.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:phsmap:v:391:y:2012:i:6:p:2261-2267
    DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2011.12.002
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