On October 27, 2001, a large earthquake with M S6.0, named the Yongsheng earthquake, occurred along the Jinshajiang segment of Chenghai fault in Yongsheng County, Yunnan Province. It is the largest event to occur alon...On October 27, 2001, a large earthquake with M S6.0, named the Yongsheng earthquake, occurred along the Jinshajiang segment of Chenghai fault in Yongsheng County, Yunnan Province. It is the largest event to occur along the Chenghai fault in the last 200 years. The seismo-geological survey shows that the seismogenic fault, which is the Jinshajiang segment of Chenghai fault, takes left-lateral strike-slip as its dominant movement pattern. According to differences in vertical motion, motion time, landforms and scales, the Chenhai fault can be divided into eight segments. The Jinshajiang segment has a vertical dislocation rate of 0.4 mm/a, far lower than the mean rate of the Chenghai fault, about 2.0 mm/a. It’s deduced that the two sides of Jinshajiang segment “stuck" tightly and hindered the strike-slip of the Chenghai fault. The strong earthquake distribution before this event shows that the Jinshajiang segment was in the seismic gap. The Chenghai fault, as a boundary of tectonic sub-blocks, makes the Northwest Yunnan block and the Middle Yunnan block move clockwise, and their margins move oppositely along the Chenghai fault. In the motion process of the Chenghai fault, structural hindrance and the seismic gap of strong earthquakes are propitious to the concentration and accumulation of structure stress. As a result, the Yongsheng M S6.0 earthquake occurred. The Sujiazhuang-Shangangfu segment is similar to the Jinshajiang segment with a low vertical motion rate of 0.3 mm/a and in the seismic gap. So it’s postulated that the segment may become a new structure hindrance, and the Yongsheng M S6.0 earthquake may trigger the occurrence of future large earthquakes along this segment.展开更多
The epicenter of the Luxian M_(S)6.0 earthquake on September 16,2021,was located in the southern Sichuan Basin,which is a historically seismically quiescent area.In recent years,the frequency of earthquakes has increa...The epicenter of the Luxian M_(S)6.0 earthquake on September 16,2021,was located in the southern Sichuan Basin,which is a historically seismically quiescent area.In recent years,the frequency of earthquakes has increased with the large-scale exploitation of shale gas.No evident surface fractures or seismic faults were observed after the Luxian earthquake.Based on high-quality data recorded by a dense seismic array composed of 70 portable stations with an average spacing of 2-3 km,a highresolution seismic catalog was constructed for 7 days before and 36 days after the M_(S)6.0 earthquake using LOC-FLOW,an effective workflow of phase picking,phase association,and earthquake location.Based on the new earthquake catalog,four earthquake clusters that occurred within the Yujiasi Syncline during this period were identified.Among them,the M_(S)6.0 main earthquake sequence had a NW-SE trend and inclined towards the SW,with a length of approximately 8 km and width of 5 km.The M_(S)6.0 earthquake sequence only appeared after the mainshock.The other three clusters were located in the northeast direction of the M_(S)6.0 earthquake sequence,all of which were NE-SW trending strips and had no evident direct correlation with the M_(S)6.0 mainshock.The focal depth was concentrated in the range of 2-7 km.Based on the seismic sequence profile and structural background,the M_(S)6.0 seismic structure may be a blind buried fault zone with a NW strike composed of multiple small conjugate faults with NE and SW dip.The fault was not exposed on the surface and was related to the detachment structure in the deep part of the Sichuan Basin.展开更多
1研究背景2022年6月10日在四川阿坝藏族羌族州马尔康市发生M_(S) 6.0震群,其中6月10日00时03分09秒发生M_(S) 5.8(M_(L) 6.3)地震,相隔1 h 25 min 25 s发生M_(S) 6.0(M_(L) 6.5)地震,又相隔1 h 58 min 26 s发生M_(S) 5.2(M_(L) 5.6)地...1研究背景2022年6月10日在四川阿坝藏族羌族州马尔康市发生M_(S) 6.0震群,其中6月10日00时03分09秒发生M_(S) 5.8(M_(L) 6.3)地震,相隔1 h 25 min 25 s发生M_(S) 6.0(M_(L) 6.5)地震,又相隔1 h 58 min 26 s发生M_(S) 5.2(M_(L) 5.6)地震。由此可见,在3.5小时内连续发生3次5级以上地震,多次震级相近地震的间隔时间相当短,给震群中每次较强地震发生后的趋势研判增加了难度。展开更多
文摘On October 27, 2001, a large earthquake with M S6.0, named the Yongsheng earthquake, occurred along the Jinshajiang segment of Chenghai fault in Yongsheng County, Yunnan Province. It is the largest event to occur along the Chenghai fault in the last 200 years. The seismo-geological survey shows that the seismogenic fault, which is the Jinshajiang segment of Chenghai fault, takes left-lateral strike-slip as its dominant movement pattern. According to differences in vertical motion, motion time, landforms and scales, the Chenhai fault can be divided into eight segments. The Jinshajiang segment has a vertical dislocation rate of 0.4 mm/a, far lower than the mean rate of the Chenghai fault, about 2.0 mm/a. It’s deduced that the two sides of Jinshajiang segment “stuck" tightly and hindered the strike-slip of the Chenghai fault. The strong earthquake distribution before this event shows that the Jinshajiang segment was in the seismic gap. The Chenghai fault, as a boundary of tectonic sub-blocks, makes the Northwest Yunnan block and the Middle Yunnan block move clockwise, and their margins move oppositely along the Chenghai fault. In the motion process of the Chenghai fault, structural hindrance and the seismic gap of strong earthquakes are propitious to the concentration and accumulation of structure stress. As a result, the Yongsheng M S6.0 earthquake occurred. The Sujiazhuang-Shangangfu segment is similar to the Jinshajiang segment with a low vertical motion rate of 0.3 mm/a and in the seismic gap. So it’s postulated that the segment may become a new structure hindrance, and the Yongsheng M S6.0 earthquake may trigger the occurrence of future large earthquakes along this segment.
基金supported by Fundamental Research Funds from the Institute of Geophysics,China Earthquake Administration(Nos.DQJB22B26 and DQJB22B19)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2020YFA0710603-02).
文摘The epicenter of the Luxian M_(S)6.0 earthquake on September 16,2021,was located in the southern Sichuan Basin,which is a historically seismically quiescent area.In recent years,the frequency of earthquakes has increased with the large-scale exploitation of shale gas.No evident surface fractures or seismic faults were observed after the Luxian earthquake.Based on high-quality data recorded by a dense seismic array composed of 70 portable stations with an average spacing of 2-3 km,a highresolution seismic catalog was constructed for 7 days before and 36 days after the M_(S)6.0 earthquake using LOC-FLOW,an effective workflow of phase picking,phase association,and earthquake location.Based on the new earthquake catalog,four earthquake clusters that occurred within the Yujiasi Syncline during this period were identified.Among them,the M_(S)6.0 main earthquake sequence had a NW-SE trend and inclined towards the SW,with a length of approximately 8 km and width of 5 km.The M_(S)6.0 earthquake sequence only appeared after the mainshock.The other three clusters were located in the northeast direction of the M_(S)6.0 earthquake sequence,all of which were NE-SW trending strips and had no evident direct correlation with the M_(S)6.0 mainshock.The focal depth was concentrated in the range of 2-7 km.Based on the seismic sequence profile and structural background,the M_(S)6.0 seismic structure may be a blind buried fault zone with a NW strike composed of multiple small conjugate faults with NE and SW dip.The fault was not exposed on the surface and was related to the detachment structure in the deep part of the Sichuan Basin.
文摘1研究背景2022年6月10日在四川阿坝藏族羌族州马尔康市发生M_(S) 6.0震群,其中6月10日00时03分09秒发生M_(S) 5.8(M_(L) 6.3)地震,相隔1 h 25 min 25 s发生M_(S) 6.0(M_(L) 6.5)地震,又相隔1 h 58 min 26 s发生M_(S) 5.2(M_(L) 5.6)地震。由此可见,在3.5小时内连续发生3次5级以上地震,多次震级相近地震的间隔时间相当短,给震群中每次较强地震发生后的趋势研判增加了难度。
