Detrended fluctuation analysis of earthquake data

Abstract

The detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA) is extensively useful in stochastic processes to unveil the long-term correlation. Here, we apply the DFA to point processes that mimick earthquake data. The point processes are synthesized by a model similar to the Epidemic-Type Aftershock Sequence model, and we apply the DFA to time series $N(t)$ of the point processes, where $N(t)$ is the cumulative number of events up to time $t$. Crossover phenomena are found in the DFA for these time series, and extensive numerical simulations suggest that the crossover phenomena are signatures of non-stationarity in the time series. We also find that the crossover time represents a characteristic time scale of the non-stationary process embedded in the time series. Therefore, the DFA for point processes is especially useful in extracting information of non-stationary processes when time series are superpositions of stationary and non-stationary signals. Furthermore, we apply the DFA to the cumulative number $N(t)$ of real earthquakes in Japan, and we find a crossover phenomenon similar to that found for the synthesized data.

9 pages, 5 figures

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