大地震在地震静止断层的更深入透
1Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.
概括
在地震之间,主要的冲击滑动断层可能会保持沉默,因为过去的大断层在地震带深处延伸. 在模拟和最近的事件中观察到的这种深层破裂行为可能会增加其他断层的地震危险.
科学领域:
- 地震学
- 地质学
- 地震破裂的动态
背景情况:
- 主要的冲击滑动断层通常会在大地震之间出现地震静止期,这一现象目前的模型无法完全解释.
- 预计地震带将集中压力,在地震间期间导致基部的微地震性.
研究的目的:
- 调查地震期间主要冲滑断层缺乏微地震性的原因.
- 在过去的大地震中深层断层破裂是否可以解释观察到的地震静止.
主要方法:
- 在地震间负载条件下的断层行为数值模拟.
- 分析最近发生的大型地震的观测数据,包括1857年的泰堡地震.
主要成果:
- 没有集中的微地震性表明裂扩展到地震带以下.
- 建模表明1857年的泰堡地震发生在地震带以下至少3-5公里处.
- 深层断裂可能是主要断层的常见特征.
结论:
- 在过去的大地震中发生的深层断层破裂是地震间静寂的合理解释.
- 这种深层破裂行为对理解和评估主要断层系统的地震危险具有重要意义.
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