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Separación reológica de la zona sísmica megatrust y temblores y resbalones episódicos
Xiang Gao1,2, Kelin Wang3,4
1Key Laboratory of Marine Geology and Environment, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao 266071, China.
Nature
|March 7, 2017
Resumen
El temblor episódico y el deslizamiento lento (ETS) en las zonas de subducción se explican mediante un nuevo modelo. Las altas temperaturas y las presiones de los poros fluidos crean zonas sísmicas y ETS distintas, reconciliando las observaciones del comportamiento de las fallas.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La geofísica
- Tectónica
- Sismología
Sus antecedentes:
- El temblor episódico y el deslizamiento lento (ETS) ocurren en zonas de subducción con losas jóvenes y cálidas.
- El mecanismo del ETS y su relación con la zona sísmica siguen sin estar claros.
- Los modelos existentes contradicen la separación espacial observada entre las zonas sísmicas y las ETS.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Proponer un modelo unificador para las condiciones geológicas del ETS.
- Explicar la relación espacial entre las zonas sísmicas y las zonas ETS.
- Investigar el papel de la reología de la zona de falla en el SET.
Principales métodos:
- Modelo térmico numérico.
- Examen de la reología de la zona de falla controlada termopetrológicamente (fricción frente a cizallamiento viscoso).
Principales resultados:
- Las altas temperaturas en losas de subducción cálidas terminan la zona sísmica antes de la esquina de cuña del manto.
- Las altas presiones de fluido poroso cerca de la esquina de la cuña del manto crean una zona de fricción aislada responsable de ETS.
- Un segmento de comportamiento semi-friccional o viscoso separa las zonas sísmicas y ETS.
Conclusiones:
- El modelo propuesto concilia las observaciones dispares de ETS y el comportamiento de falla.
- Proporciona un marco conceptual para el estudio del comportamiento de deslizamiento y la sismogénesis en fallas importantes.
- El modelo destaca el papel de las condiciones térmicas y fluidas en la mecánica de la zona de subducción.
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