2012年新疆新源、和静交界MS6.6地震前后震源机制解一致性参数变化特征

基于新疆地震台网中心自2009年1月—2013年5月的波形数据,利用CAP方法和P波初动方法计算2012年6月30日新疆新源、和静交界M_S6.6地震周围(81°~89° E,42°~45° N)共418次中小地震震源机制解,反演其一致性参数Var的空间分布特征。结果表明:震中附近一致性参数Var在震前呈低值,震后恢复正常;震前最大主应力P轴方位角与主震基本一致,震后恢复到历史平均水平。

Variation Characteristics of Consistency Parameter of Focal Mechanisms before and after the 2012 Xinyuan-Hejing MS6.6 Earthquake

On June 30, 2012, an M_S6.6 earthquake occurred at the border of Xinyuan and Hejing in Xinjiang. This study inversed the spatial distribution of the consistency parameter Var (variance) and the azimuth of the mean maximum principal compressive stress P axis and found some changes in these parameters. First, on the basis of the waveform data of January 2009-May 2013 recorded by the Xinjiang Seismic Network Center, we used the cut-and-paste and P-wave first motion methods to inverse the focal mechanism solutions of 418 small-to-moderate earthquakes around the main shock area of the above mentioned M_S6.6 earthquake. Then, we inversed the consistency parameter and azimuth variation of the mean principal compressive stress P axis. From the study results, we derive three conclusions. First, prior to the main shock, around the seismogenic zone, the Var value was relatively low, which means that the earthquake action was affected by the stress field of the seismogenic zone. After the main shock, the Var value significantly increased, which means that the control of the background stress field began to strengthen. Second, prior to the main shock, the stress near the epicenter area began to concentrate, and the azimuth of the mean maximum principal compressive stress P axis was consistent with the main shock. However, after the main shock, this azimuth exhibited a certain angle from the main shock and was consistent with the azimuth of the regional stress field. Third, prior to the main shock, the Var value was relatively low, and the azimuth of the maximum principal compressive stress P axis was not consistent with the historical average value.