简介:Inthispaper,therelationshipsoftheplungesandazimuthsofTandPaxesversusthestrikes,dips,andrakesoftwoseismicnodalplaneswerederivedtoprovidereferenceforearthquakeresearchers.TheindependenceoftheplungesandazimuthsofT,B,andPaxesinfocalmechanismsolutionwasdiscussed,anditwasconcludedthatthreeparameters,i.e.,theazimuthsofT,BandPaxes,arecompletelyindependent.ThefocalmechanismsolutionrepresentationbasedonEulerrotationwasintroduced,usingthreeEuleranglesinplaceoftheplungesandazimuthsofT,B,andPaxes,andthreefocalmechanismsolutionrepresentationswerebrieflycomparedandanalyzedinrespectofaccuracyonthebasisoftheassumptionofrounding;itwasconcludedthattheEuleranglerepresentationhasbetteraccuracy,comparedwiththeazimuthrepresentationandthetraditionalrepresentationwithT,B,andPaxes.