Abstract

On 11 May 2022, an earthquake of Mw 5.2 occurred in the Dharchula region of Uttarakhand Himalayas, India. The Uttarakhand State Earthquake Early Warning System (UEEWS) detected and transmitted the warning within 11.61 s from the origin time, taking only 4.26 s for processing, location, and magnitude estimation and warning dissemination. The complete analysis was performed using three seconds of waveforms. Using the initial earthquake parameters provided by the UEEWS, moment tensor inversion was performed using the broadband seismometers network installed in northern India. The moment tensor (MT) inversion was performed for the event using both the body waves and the surface waves. The first motion polarity was used along with waveform data to enhance the solution’s stability. This paper discusses the importance of real-time event detection and efforts towards real-time MT source inversion of earthquakes in the Uttarakhand Himalayas. Relocation of two past earthquakes near Dharchula is also undertaken in this study. The outcome of this study provides insights into mitigating seismic hazards, understanding earthquake source mechanisms, and enhancing knowledge of local fault structures.

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