RESOLUCIÓN DEL PROBLEMA DIRECTO DE TOMOGRAFÍA SÍSMICA: TRAZADO DE RAYOS SÍSMICOS EN EL CLÚSTER DE PISAYAMBO

Abstract

Thiswork presents the practical results of the application of Fermat’s principle on the seismic ray tracing in a heterogeneousmedium. First, the advantages of applying this method over the resolution of differential equations of seismic wave propagation is shown. Using FERMAT software, earthquakes originated in Pisayambo clúster are simulated. FERMAT software uses the Fermat’s principle to solve the direct problem of seismic ray propagation minimizing the time parameter. The obtained results were calculated for different depths fromthe clúster. The seismic ray tracing technique offers the possibility to clarify the process originating earthquakes.