在日本的巨型冲击地震区域下方有活跃的底层的地震证据
Hisanori Kimura1, Tetsuya Takeda, Kazushige Obara
1National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED), 3-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0006, Japan. kimura@bosai.go.jp
概括
经常发生的微型地震显示了潜水区的活跃底层. 这种地震活动发生在菲律宾海板块的剥离界面上,为巨大的地震产生提供了洞察力.
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:
- 俯冲区结构对于理解像巨型地震这样的板块间现象至关重要.
- 据推断,深度潜水带底层,其中板块剥离和积累,但缺乏直接的地震证据.
研究的目的:
- 为了提供深度沉降区底层的直接地震证据.
- 调查微型地震活动与底层层过程之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 地震反射形状与日本中部微型地震分布的比较.
- 在板块接口沿线重复的微型地震的分析.
主要成果:
- 在菲律宾海板块的剥离层的底部接口沿着重复的微型地震被确定.
- 这个地震活跃区域与缓慢滑动事件的位置相关.
结论:
- 已经建立了活跃底层的直接地震证据.
- 反复发生的微型地震和缓慢滑动事件可以作为潜水区中活跃的底层层过程的监测信号.
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