印度喜马拉雅前沿推力的地震复发和断裂动态,印度
S Kumar1, S G Wesnousky, T K Rockwell
1Center for Neotectonic Studies, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA. senthil@seismo.unr.edu
概括
印度的黑果断层显示,在过去的650年里,有大量地震的证据. 这种断层系统有助于在活跃的喜马拉雅前沿推力区域显著提升和地缩.
科学领域:
- 地质地质地质地质地质地
- 地震学 地震学
- 构造学 构造学 构造学 构造学
背景情况:
- 黑果断层是印度西北部的一个关键结构特征,它容纳了活跃的喜马拉雅前沿推力 (HFT) 的部分之间的运动.
- 了解其地震历史和变形对于评估该地区的地震危险至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查与黑果断层相关的古地震历史和变形速度.
- 量化跨越喜马拉雅前线推力 (HFT) 的滑动率和地缩.
主要方法:
- 表面破裂事件的古地震学分析.
- 马尔坎达河的地质测量和露台提升分析.
- 结构地质学解释断层几何学.
主要成果:
- 自公元1294年和公元1423年以来,在黑断层至少发生了两次重大地表破裂地震的证据,其移位分别为4.6m和2.4-4.0m.
- 自Holocene中期以来,基层HFT的上升率为4.8 ± 0.9 mm/年,表明有显著的地震活动.
- 相应的断层滑动和地缩率分别为约9.6毫米/年和8.4毫米/年,假设HFT的入为30°.
结论:
- 黑果断层是一个活跃的结构,能够产生大地震.
- 在印度西北部,HFT适应了巨大的构造缩短和升起,黑果断层等断层的重大贡献.
- 持续的监测和研究对于了解这个构造活跃区域的地震危险至关重要.
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