地震核由M = 7.9Denali,阿拉斯加,地震引起的短暂变形引起的地震核
1US Geological Survey, Center for Earthquake Research and Information, 3876 Central Ave. Suite 2, The University of Memphis, 3876 Central Ave. Suite 1, Memphis, Tennessee 38152-3050, USA. gomberg@usgs.gov
Nature
|February 13, 2004
概括
2002年德纳利地震引发了北美西部的地震活动,即使在构造压力较低的地区. 这表明动态触发是广泛和不可预测的,发生在临界应力断层上.
科学领域:
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 地震学 地震学
- 构造学 构造学 构造学 构造学
背景情况:
- 地震是由压力变化引发的,但这些变化的幅度远小于地震本身释放的压力.
- 这意味着触发发生在已经具有关键压力的故障上.
- 升高的孔隙压力,可能来自高温流体,可以减少摩擦应力并促进故障故障.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查2002年阿拉斯加德纳利地震引发的广泛地震性.
- 为了确定地震波的动态触发是否被破裂导向性增强.
- 为了比较德纳利地震引发的触发规模与以前的事件,例如1992年兰德斯地震.
主要方法:
- 对2002年德纳利地震的地震和高样本GPS记录的分析.
- 触发的地震性模式与地震断裂导向性的比较.
- 触发的地震程度与1992年兰德斯地震的地震程度的比较.
主要成果:
- 2002年德纳利地震在不列颠哥伦比亚省和美国西部引发了广泛的地震性增加.
- 验证了破裂导向性,以增强特定方向的动态触发.
- 触发的地震性的规模与1992年兰德斯地震相当.
结论:
- 大地震的动态触发可以发生在很远的距离和在明显没有构造活动的地区.
- 即使在环境压力率较低的地区,故障也可能受到严重压力.
- 动态触发似乎是地震学中无处不在和不可预测的现象.
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