obspy.core.event.MomentTensor

class MomentTensor(force_resource_id=True, *args, **kwargs)[source]

Bases: obspy.core.event.__MomentTensor

This class represents a moment tensor solution for an event. It is an optional part of a FocalMechanism description.

Parameters:
  • resource_id (ResourceIdentifier) Resource identifier of MomentTensor.
  • force_resource_id (bool, optional) If set to False, the automatic initialization of resource_id attribute in case it is not specified will be skipped.
  • derived_origin_id (ResourceIdentifier) Refers to the resource_id of the Origin derived in the moment tensor inversion.
  • moment_magnitude_id (ResourceIdentifier, optional) Refers to the publicID of the Magnitude object which represents the derived moment magnitude.
  • scalar_moment (float, optional) Scalar moment as derived in moment tensor inversion. Unit: Nm
  • scalar_moment_errors (AttribDict) AttribDict containing error quantities.
  • tensor (Tensor, optional) Tensor object holding the moment tensor elements.
  • variance (float, optional) Variance of moment tensor inversion.
  • variance_reduction (float, optional) Variance reduction of moment tensor inversion, given in percent (Dreger 2003). This is a goodness-of-fit measure.
  • double_couple (float, optional) Double couple parameter obtained from moment tensor inversion (decimal fraction between 0 and 1).
  • clvd (float, optional) CLVD (compensated linear vector dipole) parameter obtained from moment tensor inversion (decimal fraction between 0 and 1).
  • iso (float, optional) Isotropic part obtained from moment tensor inversion (decimal fraction between 0 and 1).
  • greens_function_id (ResourceIdentifier, optional) Resource identifier of the Green’s function used in moment tensor inversion.
  • filter_id (ResourceIdentifier, optional) Resource identifier of the filter setup used in moment tensor inversion.
  • source_time_function (SourceTimeFunction, optional) Source time function used in moment-tensor inversion.
  • data_used (list of DataUsed, optional) Describes waveform data used for moment-tensor inversion.
  • method_id (ResourceIdentifier, optional) Resource identifier of the method used for moment-tensor inversion.
  • category (str, optional)

    Moment tensor category. Values can be taken from the following:

    • "teleseismic",
    • "regional"
  • inversion_type (str, optional)

    Moment tensor inversion type. Users should avoid to give contradictory information in inversion_type and method_id. Values can be taken from the following:

    • "general",
    • "zero trace",
    • "double couple"
  • comments (list of Comment, optional) Additional comments.
  • creation_info (CreationInfo, optional) Creation information used to describe author, version, and creation time.

Note

For handling additional information not covered by the QuakeML standard and how to output it to QuakeML see the ObsPy Tutorial.

Attributes

__abstractmethods__ frozenset() -> empty frozenset object
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__module__ str(object) -> string
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defaults dict() -> new empty dictionary
item tuple() -> empty tuple
key unicode(string [, encoding[, errors]]) -> object
readonly list() -> new empty list

Public Methods

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Private Methods

_pretty_str Return better readable string representation of AttribDict object.
_repr_pretty_

Special Methods

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