コソのリッジクレストの余震は,熱解圧によって抑制された
Kyungjae Im1, Jean-Philippe Avouac2, Elías R Heimisson2,3
1Geology and Planetary Science Division, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA. kjim@caltech.edu.
Nature
|July 1, 2021
まとめ
コソの地熱熱生成は断層のストレスを減らし,リッジクレスト地震の余震を防ぎました. この減圧は断層の様式も変化させ,大きな地震の拡散を阻害する可能性がある.
科学分野:
- 地理学
- 地震学
- 地熱エネルギー
背景:
- 地熱地域や火山地帯は地震を起こす可能性が高い.
- コソ地熱場は,2019年のリッジクレスト地震の表面破裂の近くに位置しています.
- 予想されるストレス変化にもかかわらず,コソフィールドでは余震は観測されなかった.
研究 の 目的:
- リッジクレスト地震の後に 余震が発生しなかった理由を 調べるため
- 地熱による長期的熱生成が 地元の地震性やストレスの蓄積に与える影響を理解する.
主な方法:
- コソ地熱場の地震データを分析した.
- 熱生成による地熱貯蔵庫内のストレス変化のモデル化
- リッジクレスト地震前後のストレス状態の比較
主要な成果:
- コソの地熱熱発電の30年間は,貯水池内のシェアストレスを大幅に削減しました.
- 熱収縮は最初は地震性をもたらしたが,後に余震に利用できるストレスを減少させた.
- ストレス解消により 断層構造が変化し 余震の誘発が抑制されました
結論:
- 地熱エネルギー抽出は貯水池に重大なストレスを引き起こす可能性があります.
- 地震の余震を防ぎ 断層の振る舞いを変化させます
- デストレスゾーンは,大規模な地震の拡散を阻害する可能性があります.
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