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Variaciones en la fuerza y la tasa de deslizamiento a lo largo del sistema de fallas de San Andrés
Resumen
El deslizamiento sísmico en el sistema de fallas de San Andrés se comparte entre fallas de deslizamiento y deslizamiento. Esta partición de deslizamiento, influenciada por la caída de fallas, afecta las estimaciones de la tasa de deslizamiento de fallas.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Geofísica y tectónica.
- Sismología Sismología Sismología.
- Geología Estructural Geología estructural.
Sus antecedentes:
- El sistema de la falla de San Andrés (SAF) acomoda la convergencia tectónica a través de una combinación de movimientos de deslizamiento de huelga y deslizamiento de inmersión.
- Los recientes terremotos importantes (Palm Springs, Coalinga, Loma Prieta) proporcionan información sobre el complejo deslizamiento de la partición dentro del sistema SAF.
- Comprender la distribución del deslizamiento es crucial para una evaluación precisa del peligro sísmico y los cálculos de la tasa de deslizamiento de fallas.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar la partición del deslizamiento sísmico a través del sistema de fallas de San Andrés.
- Para determinar la influencia de la caída de fallas y las propiedades de fricción en la dirección de deslizamiento durante los terremotos.
- Reevaluar las tasas de deslizamiento de fallas incorporando las contribuciones de las fallas activas de deslizamiento por caída.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de la distribución del deslizamiento de los recientes terremotos de gran magnitud (M) 6.0 Palm Springs, M) 6.7 Coalinga, M) 7.1 Loma Prieta).
- Modelado de la partición de deslizamiento basado en el principio de minimizar el trabajo realizado contra la fricción.
- Estimación de las tasas de deslizamiento de fallas considerando tanto las contribuciones de fallas de deslizamiento vertical como las de deslizamiento de caída paralelo.
Principales resultados:
- La convergencia de deslizamiento a través del sistema SAF se divide entre la principal falla de deslizamiento vertical y las fallas de deslizamiento paralelo.
- La dirección del deslizamiento durante los terremotos recientes está controlada principalmente por la caída de fallas, lo que sugiere variaciones en las tensiones normales y los coeficientes de fricción (micro) entre las fallas.
- La incorporación de fallas de deslizamiento activo reduce significativamente las tasas de deslizamiento estimadas en el SAF vertical, en aproximadamente un 50% en el segmento de Loma Prieta y un 100% en el segmento de North Palm Springs.
Conclusiones:
- El deslizamiento es un mecanismo clave que rige la deformación dentro del sistema de fallas de San Andrés.
- La caída de la falla y las características de fricción juegan un papel importante en dictar el comportamiento de deslizamiento durante eventos sísmicos.
- La estimación precisa de las tasas de deslizamiento de fallas requiere la consideración explícita del deslizamiento en las estructuras de deslizamiento asociadas.
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