在2016年7.8级凯库拉地震期间发生的复杂多断层裂变,新西兰
Ian J Hamling1, Sigrún Hreinsdóttir2, Kate Clark2
1GNS Science, Lower Hutt, New Zealand. i.hamling@gns.cri.nz.
概括
2016年新西兰7.8级地震非常复杂,沿着多个断层破裂超过170公里. 这一事件挑战了关于断层细分和地震危险建模的假设.
科学领域:
- 地质学
- 地震学
- 构造学
背景情况:
- 新西兰东北部的南岛在2016年11月14日经历了7.8级地震.
- 这次地震的特点是复杂的破裂行为,
- 它涉及多个已绘制和未绘制的断层,
研究的目的:
- 分析2016年新西兰地震的复杂性.
- 调查破裂动态和断层相互作用.
- 根据地震的复杂性重新评估地震危险模型.
主要方法:
- 现场观测
- 交叉测量合成光圈雷达 (InSAR)
- 全球定位系统 (GPS) 数据
- 地震数据分析
主要成果:
- 这次地震至少发生在12个主要断层上,
- 观察到广泛的沿海升起和广泛的无弹性变形,包括~8米的断层边界块的升起.
- 破裂扩散了170公里, 违背了关于断层控制的传统假设.
结论:
- 2016年新西兰地震是最复杂的地震事件之一.
- 这些发现挑战了地震断裂控制的既定概念.
- 需要对地震危险模型进行重新评估,
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