Evolution of Multifractal Structure of Spatial Distributions of Seismic Energy in Epicentral Area of Forthcoming Strong Earthquake
摘要
The article considers an algorithm for monitoring the variations of spatial distributions of seismic energy before a strong earthquake in its epicenter area with the use of multifractal methods for data processing. The algorithm was applied to analyse the process of preparation of the Bodrum-Kos earthquake (Aegean Sea, 2017, M = 6.6). 16 f(a)-spectra of multifractal fields, modelling successive stages of this process, were obtained. The analysis was based on the ISC-catalog seismic data with the help of a sliding time window for the last 10 years before this earthquake. The growth of unfoldment and variations of asymmetry of f(a)-spectra before the Bodrum-Kos earthquake were found. The quantitative characteristics of the observed effects are proposed, along with their physical interpretation.