地球的潮可以触发浅推力断层地震地震
Elizabeth S Cochran1, John E Vidale, Sachiko Tanaka
1Department of Earth and Space Sciences and Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. cochran@moho.ess.ucla.edu
概括
在最强的潮期间,地震率增加了三倍,这表明潮力和浅推地震发生之间存在直接的相关性. 这一发现量化了压力如何影响地震触发.
科学领域:
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 地震学 地震学
- 地球科学 地球科学 地球科学
背景情况:
- 地震是一种复杂的现象,受到各种地质压力的影响.
- 潮力,虽然通常被认为是轻微的,但可能在地震活动中发挥作用.
研究的目的:
- 调查潮周期和浅推力地震的发生之间的相关性.
- 量化潮压力对地震触发的影响.
主要方法:
- 对地震发生数据与潮周期进行统计分析.
- 在不同的潮压力条件下建模地震活动.
主要成果:
- 观察到最强的潮和浅推力地震事件之间存在显著的相关性.
- 发现地震速率因潮压力而变化3倍.
- 在摩擦系数 (μ) 为0.4的情况下,获得了最高的相关性,在0.2到0.6.6之间的μ之间具有良好的相关性.
结论:
- 潮压力显然影响浅推力地震的频率.
- 了解应用压力的影响,如潮力,对于地震核和级联研究至关重要.
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