印度尼西亚地震:因共同地震应激而造成的地震风险
John McCloskey1, Suleyman S Nalbant, Sandy Steacy
1School of Environmental Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, County Derry BT52 1SA, UK. j.mccloskey@ulster.ac.uk
Nature
|March 18, 2005
概括
2004年苏门答腊-安达曼地震增加了苏门答腊沟和苏门答腊断层的地震压力,增加了地震和海风险. 这凸显了印度洋海预警系统的迫切需要.
科学领域:
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 地震学 地震学
- 津波科学 津波科学 津波科学
背景情况:
- 2004年苏门答腊 - 安达曼地震和随后的海造成了灾难性的生命损失.
- 人们担心邻近的构造结构可能会引发地震.
研究的目的:
- 为了计算桑达海沟沉降区和苏门答腊断层的共同地震应力分布.
- 评估苏门答腊-安达曼地震对区域地震危害的影响.
主要方法:
- 协同地震应力计算.
- 对紧张转移到连续断层系统的分析.
主要成果:
- 在桑达海沟俯冲区和苏门答腊断层均观察到增加的协同地震应力.
- 压力增加显著提高了该地区的地震危险.
结论:
- 苏门答腊-安达曼地震增加了发生大震区地震和潜在海的风险.
- 这些发现强调了印度洋海有效预警系统的关键和迫切需要.
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