与1993年帕克菲尔德无地震短暂事件相关的地震散射器的迁移
Fenglin Niu1, Paul G Silver, Robert M Nadeau
1Department of Earth Science, MS-126, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, USA. niu@rice.edu
Nature
|December 5, 2003
概括
科学家使用重复的微型地震的地震数据观察到断层区域结构的变化. 这些变化与无地震瞬态相关,表明在约3公里深处的断裂内有液体再分配.
科学领域:
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 地震学 地震学
- 地震科学 地震科学 地震科学
背景情况:
- 了解断层区域动态对于地震预测至关重要.
- 在地震深度检测时间变化的变形一直是具有挑战性的.
- 实验室研究表明,地骨折中的结构变化具有地震检测能力.
研究的目的:
- 为断层区域内可观察到的结构变化提供证据.
- 为了研究重复的微型地震的地震图的时间变化.
- 为了将地震散射器运动与无地震变形事件相关联.
主要方法:
- 在圣安德烈亚斯断层 (1987-1997) 上重复发生的微型地震的地震图分析.
- 地震分散器在断层区域内的定位.
- 将散射器运动与已记录的无地震瞬态相比较.
主要成果:
- 在微型地震地震图中观察到系统的时间变化.
- 在~3公里深处,在分散位置检测到大约10米的移动.
- 分散运动在空间和时间上与一个无地震的短暂事件相吻合.
结论:
- 断层区域内的结构变化可以在地震上观察到.
- 观察到的散射运动可能是由于压力诱导的骨折中的液体再分配造成的.
- 这些发现提高了我们对断层行为和地震过程的理解.
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