Thedensebroadbandseismicnetworkprovidesmorehigh-qualitywaveformthatishelpfultoimproveconstraintfocaldepthofshallowearthquake.Manyshallowearthquakesoccurringinsedimentwereregardedasinducedevents.InSichuanbasin,gasindustryandsaltminingaredependentonfluidinjectiontechniquethattriggersmicroseismicity.WeadoptedwaveforminversionmethodwithregionalrecordstoobtainfocalmechanismofanMs4.8earthquakeatChangning.TheresultsuggestedthattheChangningearthquakeoccurredataESEthrustfault,anditsfocaldepthwasabout3km.ThedepthphasesincludingteleseismicpPphaseandregionalsPLphaseshowsthatthefocaldepthisabout2km.Thestrong,shortperiodsurfacewavesuggeststhatthiseventisaveryshallowearthquake.TheamplituderatiobetweenRayleighwaveanddirectSwavewasalsousedtoestimatethesourcedepthofthemainshock.Thefocaldepth(2–4km)isfarlessthanthedepthofthesedimentarylayerthickness(6–8km)inepicentralregion.Itisclosetothedepthoffluidinjectionofsaltmining,whichmayimplythatthiseventwastriggeredbytheindustrialactivity.
