The eventid queries don't convert the moment tensor components from dyne*cm to Nm. Thus the amplitudes are way off when using the eventid parameter. Just multiply with 1E-7 to fix that issue.
# Query.
obspy.read("http://service.iris.edu/irisws/syngine/1/query?"
"network=IU&station=ANMO&components=Z&format=miniseed"
"&eventid=GCMT:C201511181831A").plot()
# Reconstruction.
obspy.read("http://service.iris.edu/irisws/syngine/1/query?"
"network=IU&station=ANMO&components=Z&format=miniseed&"
"sourcelatitude=-9.1&sourcelongitude=158.490&sourcedepthinmeters=19000&"
"sourcemomenttensor=1.360e26,-0.439e26,-0.923e26,0.142e26,-1.670e26,1.040e26").plot()
# What it should be.
obspy.read("http://service.iris.edu/irisws/syngine/1/query?"
"network=IU&station=ANMO&components=Z&format=miniseed&"
"sourcelatitude=-9.1&sourcelongitude=158.490&sourcedepthinmeters=19000&"
"sourcemomenttensor=1.360e19,-0.439e19,-0.923e19,0.142e19,-1.670e19,1.040e19").plot()
The
eventid
queries don't convert the moment tensor components from dyne*cm to Nm. Thus the amplitudes are way off when using theeventid
parameter. Just multiply with1E-7
to fix that issue.