Crustal velocity structure of southern Guatemala using refracted and Sp converted waves

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Published: Jan 1, 1997
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22201/igeof.00167169p.1997.36.1.620
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Guatemala, apparent velocity, converted waves, crustal structure

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Juan Pablo Ligorría
Instituto Nacional de Electrificación, Guatemala; Institute of Solid Earth Physics, University of Bergen, Norway; Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Saint Louis University, USA
Enrique Molina
INSIVUMEH, Sismología, Guatemala

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The crustal velocity structure of southern Guatemala is estimated using the methods of Minimum Apparent Velocity and Converted Waves, applied to local seismic data. The results are tested by relocating a random sample of events and by the generation of synthetic seismograms. The velocity model obtained has a roughly constant gradient throughout the crust, underlain by an intermediate layer - 15 km in thickness. Mantle velocities are approximately 8.0 km/sec. This is an average model for southern Guatemala with the limitations of the complex tectonics.

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Ligorría, J. P., & Molina, E. (1997). Crustal velocity structure of southern Guatemala using refracted and Sp converted waves. Geofisica Internacional, 36(1), 9–19. https://doi.org/10.22201/igeof.00167169p.1997.36.1.620
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