奇奇地震序列:在台湾发生了活跃的,异序的推力断层
1Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei, Taiwan 115, Republic of China. Department of Geology and Mid-America Earthquake (MAE) Center, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
概括
1999年的奇奇地震序列主要是由中度下降的推力断层产生的. 一个更深的地震区存在,这表明无地震基底脱落和正常断层.
科学领域:
- 地震学 地震学
- 构造学 构造学 构造学 构造学
- 地质地质地质地质地质地
背景情况:
- 1999年台湾的奇奇地震是一个主要的地震事件.
- 了解导致断层结构对于地震危险评估至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定导致1999年9月20日奇奇地震的占主导地位的断层结构.
- 调查台湾中部的地下地质和地震区域.
主要方法:
- 结合了来自40多个地震事件的精确焦点深度和断层平面解决方案.
- 合成的地下地质数据.
主要成果:
- 确定了一个主导的,适度下降的推力断层 (20-30度),产生远离变形前线的地震.
- 在主推力下方大约15公里处发现了第二个亚平行地震区.
- 观察到基底脱落和遗留正常断层似乎都是无地震的.
结论:
- 确定的地震区域与台湾构造框架的先前模型有所不同.
- 这项研究表明,无地震基底脱落和正常断层在该地区的地震构造学中发挥着作用.
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