概括
在过去的1700年里,大型的俯冲区地震,包括可能超过8.4级的重大事件,影响了加利福尼亚北部的洪堡湾地区,造成了严重的断层移位和陆地水平变化.
科学领域:
- 地质地质地质地质地质地
- 古代地震学 (paleoseismology) 是一种古地震学.
- 构造学 构造学 构造学 构造学
背景情况:
- 洪堡湾地区在构造学上活跃,位于戈尔达板块和北美板块的边界附近.
- 有证据表明,过去在该地区发生过大型地震,造成了严重的地震危险.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查洪堡湾地区推力断层系统上的Holocene古地震活动.
- 为了确定该地区过去的大型地震的时间,强度和频率.
主要方法:
- 分析了小鱼和麦德河断层区域的位移平流体标志物和断层偏移.
- 地质沉积物的放射性碳 (碳-14) 测年法,以建立事件时间表.
- 断层事件与区域沉降和升起指标的相关性.
主要成果:
- 在过去的1700年里,在小鱼断层发生了三次主要的移位 (每次5-7米).
- 在疯狂河断层区域的更少频繁和更小的迁移.
- 沼泽泥炭沉降,化石森林埋葬和海洋露台升起的同步事件,表明大型地震事件.
结论:
- 与小鱼断层迁移相关的地震至少为7.6-7.8.8级.
- 这些事件可能代表戈尔达-北美板块边界的破裂,其潜在幅度为8.4或更大.
- 洪堡湾地区在整个全新世纪经历了反复发生的大规模沉降区地震.
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