苏门答腊-安达曼地震的大小和持续时间来自远场静态偏移
P Banerjee1, F F Pollitz, R Bürgmann
1Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehra Dun, 248001, India.
概括
2004年苏门答腊地震造成了全球GPS站检测到的重大地面移位. 分析显示,平均滑坡超过5米,最终幅度不超过9.2MW.
科学领域:
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 地震学 地震学
- 板块构造学是一种板块构造学.
背景情况:
- 2004年苏门答腊地震是一个具有深远影响的重大地震事件.
- 静态偏移被全球定位系统 (GPS) 站测量到距离震中4500公里.
研究的目的:
- 用静态GPS位移来建模2004年苏门答腊地震.
- 为了将地球的形状和深度变化的刚性纳入地震模型.
主要方法:
- 从连续运行的GPS站中利用静态偏移.
- 根据地球的地质参数,开发了一种地震模型.
- 将地质测量源参数与来自地震的估计值进行比较.
主要成果:
- 在整个破裂区,包括安达曼岛段,平均滑落幅度大于5米.
- 表明25-35%的总时刻释放发生在超过1小时的时间段.
- 确定地震的强度不超过9.2MW,占位依赖的时刻估计.
结论:
- 地测数据为大地震破裂过程提供了关键的见解.
- 2004年苏门答腊地震涉及重大滑落和长期释放的重大时刻.
- 9.2MW是地震强度的估计上限.
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