On the Velocity Ration of Seismic Waves of P and S, and its Application to the Determination of Focal Depth

[摘要] The velocity ratio of P and S waves is obtained by many authors to be nearly constant everywhere in the earth's crust. In the present investigatio_??_, is treated this problem by a method of tp-Tp-s diagram which gives the relation between the arrival time of P and duration of (P-S). Examining in many cases of large earthquakes of both shallow and deep origins occurred in our country, the relation is obtained to be approximately linear as is expected, especially in the cases of deep-seated earthquakes. From these investigations, the velocity ratio of P and S waves is obtained as about 1.73 in the upper part, it may be probably the so-called Mohorovicic layer, but its value seems to differ in different localities; while, in the deeper part nearly a constant value of 1.79 is obtained. Thus, using the result we are able to obtain the depth of seismic focus by a simple method, especially in case of deep-seated earthquakes.

[学科分类] 大气科学