地震源断层位于东京的下面
Hiroshi Sato1, Naoshi Hirata, Kazuki Koketsu
1Earthquake Research Institute (ERI), University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan.
概括
在东京下方的一个新发现的大冲压断层,菲律宾海板块.
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:
- 东京大都会地区容易受到来自巨型冲击断层的毁灭性地震的影响.
- 之前对断层深度的估计是基于地震分布.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定位于东京大都会地区的巨大冲击断层.
- 为了确定这个断层的深度和几何形状.
- 评估断层几何结构对地震危险分析的影响.
主要方法:
- 使用深度地震反射分析来确定断层.
- 分析地震数据以确定板块深度和几何形状.
主要成果:
- 大压力断层被确定为菲律宾海板的上层表面.
- 菲律宾海板块顶部的深度在4至26公里之间,比以前估计的更浅.
- 修订后的板块几何改变了1923年関東地震的最大有限滑动位置.
结论:
- 菲律宾海板的浅层几何结构对东京地区的地震危险评估产生了重大影响.
- 更新对断层深度的理解对于准确的强地运动估计至关重要.
- 这一发现需要对东京的地震风险模型进行重新评估.
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