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F. Waldhauser co-developed double-difference earthquake relocation with W. Ellsworth. The method combines ordinary arrival-time data with precise waveform-based differential measurements, then adjusts relative source positions to fit those differences.^[ref]

Closely related waveforms provide useful timing information through cross-correlation. Combining those observations with a network of stations can reveal structure within a seismic cluster that a collection of independently located events would blur.

Nearby events observed at the same station share most of their propagation path, so common model and station errors cancel in differential arrival times. Waveform cross-correlation can also determine their relative timing more precisely than separate onset picks. Double-difference earthquake relocation fitsalong with the difference in origin times. The relative cluster geometry can be precise while the entire cluster remains displaced. Absolute anchoring still needs a well-calibrated velocity model or a source of known position.^[ref]

W. Ellsworth co-developed a double-difference earthquake relocation method with F. Waldhauser. Their algorithm compares differences in arrival times from nearby earthquakes recorded at common stations, reducing errors shared along similar propagation paths.^[ref]

The result is improved relative location within an earthquake cluster, rather than an automatic exact absolute position. The distinction helps interpret fine fault geometry without confusing relative precision with the accuracy of the underlying velocity model.