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Synthetic Seismic Accelerogram Generation via Wavelet- Decomposed Conditional Generative Adversarial Networks.

Antonio Rocca1, Luigi Laura1, Marco Parrillo1

  • 1Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Università Telematica Internazionale UNINETTUNO, 00186 Rome, Italy.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|June 26, 2026
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This study introduces a new method using wavelet decomposition and Generative Adversarial Networks to create realistic synthetic seismic accelerograms. This approach improves seismic hazard assessments by generating data for rare, high-magnitude earthquake scenarios.

Keywords:
conditional GANdeep learningdiscrete wavelet transformearthquake engineeringgenerative adversarial networksseismic signal synthesissynthetic accelerograms

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Area of Science:

  • Earthquake Engineering
  • Computational Seismology
  • Artificial Intelligence

Background:

  • Scarcity of strong-motion seismic records, especially for high-magnitude and near-fault events, hinders accurate structural analysis and seismic hazard assessments.
  • Existing Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) methods often rely on Fourier-domain decomposition, which may not fully capture the complex characteristics of seismic waves.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a proof-of-concept wavelet-decomposed conditional Generative Adversarial Network (WD-cGAN) for synthesizing realistic seismic accelerograms.
  • To enable the generation of synthetic ground-motion records that accurately reproduce the physical and statistical properties of real earthquake data.
  • To address limitations in current methods for simulating seismic events crucial for engineering applications.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a WD-cGAN architecture that decomposes seismic signals into multiple wavelet sub-bands (N=7 using Daubechies-4 DWT).
  • Implemented a novel energy-based weighting scheme to prioritize physically dominant low-frequency sub-bands in the generator's training.
  • Employed seismic moment magnitude (Mw) as a primary conditioning variable for targeted synthesis.

Main Results:

  • The proposed wavelet-domain multi-discriminator scheme successfully reproduced the spectral shape and non-stationary temporal structure of real ground-motion records.
  • Preliminary evaluations on synthetic accelerograms across five magnitude classes demonstrated the model's capability.
  • The method shows promise in generating reliable synthetic seismic data for engineering purposes.

Conclusions:

  • The WD-cGAN approach offers a promising advancement in synthesizing physically representative seismic accelerograms.
  • The wavelet-domain decomposition and energy-based weighting scheme effectively capture essential ground-motion characteristics.
  • Future work should focus on comprehensive validation, comparison with other methods, and expanded multi-parameter conditioning.