Focal Fault of the 1999 Datong Ms5.6 Earthquake in Shanxi Province

Several earthquakes with Ms≥5.0 occurred in the Datong seismic region in 1989,1991 and 1999,The precise focus location of the earthquake sequence was made by the records of the remote sensing seismic station network in Datong.Using that data together with macro-intensity distribution and focal mechanism solutions,we analyze the difference among three subsequences.The results show that the focal fault of the 1999 Ms 5.6 earthquake was a NWW-trending left-lateral strike-slip fault.It is 16km long and 12km wide.It developed at the depth of 5km and is nearly vertical in dip.The two previous earthquake subsequences,however,were generated by activity along NNE-trending right-lateral strike-slip fault.It can be found that the rupture directioin of the 1999 earthquake has changed.It is generally found that a rupture zone has more than two directions and has different strength along these two directions.The complicate degree of focal circumstance is related to the type of earthquake sequences.There is the NE-trending Dawangcun fault and the NW-trending Tuanbu fault in the seismic region,but no proof indicates a connection between focal faults and these two tectonic faults.The feature that focal faults of three subsequences are strike-slip is different from that of the two tectonic faults.It is suggested that the 1999 earthquake subsequence was possibly generated by a new rupture.     

以震源精确定位结果分析张北地震序列的破裂特征

利用远场和近场数字地震观测记录 ,重新测定了张北地震序列ML≥ 3级地震的震源位置 ,结合修订后的震源机制、宏观烈度分布资料 ,给出了张北地震序列的破裂特征。地震序列由走向NWW、倾向NNE、倾角 4 4°、长 11.5km的左旋走向滑动的主破裂面 ,2条NNE走向、高倾角、右旋走滑的次要破裂面组合而成。NWW和NNE走向的破裂面共轭展布 ,2条NNE向的破裂面呈右阶斜列 ,3条破裂面先后依次出现。破裂面埋深 1.4～ 7.6km ,在地壳的浅部。研究表明 ,在没有发现活动断裂的“构造稳定区” ,利用精确可靠的强震序列震源位置、震源机制和宏观烈度分布资料 ,从三维空间分析研究强震序列的震源断层 ,是一条可行的途径