イントラプレート地震のための機械モデル:新しいマドリッド地震地帯への適用
まとめ
新しい地震モデルは,弱い下層の地殻を用いて,繰り返し発生するプレート内地震を説明する. このモデルは,ニューマドリード地震地帯のデータと一致しており,現在のストレントレートは将来の破壊的な地震を予測できない可能性があることを示唆しています.
科学分野:
- 地質物理学 地質物理学とは地質物理学です.
- 地震学 地震学とは
- テクトニクス (地質学) とは
背景:
- イントラプレート地震は,大きな地震の危険性をもたらします.
- 繰り返されるプレート内地震活動のメカニズムを理解することは,危険性評価に不可欠です.
研究 の 目的:
- 繰り返し発生する板内地震の時間依存モデルを提示する.
- 弾性のある石層モデルの中に弱い下層地殻地帯を組み込むために.
- 地震のシーケンスをシミュレートし,ニューマドリッド地震地帯の観測値と比較する.
主な方法:
- 地震発生のための時間依存モデルを開発した.
- 弱い下層地殻地帯と弾性のある石層が含まれていた.
- 材料のパラメータと遠場のストレスに基づいて,シミュレートされた地震のシーケンス.
主要な成果:
- このモデルは,250年から4000年の間隔で再発する大規模な滑り (5〜10メートル) を予測しています.
- シミュレーションされた累積的なオフセットは約100メートルに達します.
- 結果は,ニューマドリッド地震地帯における地震の大きさ,滑り,再発,オフセット,変形率と一致しています.
結論:
- 弱い地殻下部のゾーンのリラックスが,反復的な板内地震を誘発する可能性があります.
- 観測された低いインターセイミックストレスの割合は,将来の破壊的な地震を排除するものではありません.
- このモデルは,プレート内地震性とそれに関連する危険性を理解するための枠組みを提供します.
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