Focal mechanism of small quakes before and after the Kaoiki,Hawaii, earthquake (M S =6.6) of November 16, 1983

The Kaoiki, Hawaii, earthquake with magnitude 6. 6 of November 16, 1983 was a strike-slip faulting event on a fault with large dip angle. The results for mechanisms of smaller events before and after the Kaoiki mainshock show that there were two kinds of mechanisms: (1) strike-slip on the fault with large dip angle; (2) slip on the crustal discontinuity plane with smaller dip angle, and systematic and alternative changes in the mechanisms were observed.     

Three-dimensional characteristics of focal fault of 1995 M S=6.5 Wuding earthquake occurring in Yunnan Province

By means of the hypocenter distribution and focal mechanism of Wuding MS=6.5 earthquake sequence occurred in 1995, the space orientation and activity characteristics of focal fault of Wuding earthquake have been studied from the three-dimensional space-time process. The results indicate that the focal fault of Wuding earthquake is a subsurface, NWW-trending, upright and right-lateral strike slip fault which is consistent with the intensity distribution in the meizoseismal region. Although the large-scale NS-trending Tanglang-Yimen active fault passes through the earthquake region, it is irrelevant to the MS=6.5 Wuding main earthquake. Since the relationship between the strong earthquake and the shallow geological active fault can not be determined, the crustal deep structure should be studied. The method proposed in the paper can be used to distinguish the focal fault in the deep crust.     

利用CAP方法分析吉林松原4.9级地震震源机制

地震震源机制解的确定,对于地震研究及孕震机理解释具有重要意义。近年来我国东北几次破坏性地震主要发生在吉林松原地区,分析震源机制,对认识该地区地质构造和孕震机理具有重要的科学价值。2017年7月23日吉林松原发生4.9级地震,利用CAP方法,反演得到此次地震震源机制解：节面Ⅰ：走向307.0°,倾角66.0°,滑动角12.0°;节面Ⅱ：走向212.1°,倾角79.1°,滑动角155.5°;震源深度6.9 km,结果表明此次地震震源机制解类型为走滑型。     

Spatial damage distribution of August 16, 2003, Inner Mongolia, China, M S=5.9 earthquake and analysis

The spatial damage distribution of August 16, 2003, Inner Mongolia, China, M _S=5.9 earthquake is summarized through field investigation. The moment tensor solution and focal mechanism are inverted using the digital long-period waveform records of China Digital Seismograph Network (CDSN). The relation between the spatial damage distribution and focal mechanism is analyzed according to the focal mechanism, the aftershock distribution and the spatial damage distribution. The possible relation between the characteristics of ground motion and the tectonic background of the source region is discussed in terms of the global ground motion records, historical earthquake documents and the damage distribution. Investigation reveals that the meizoseismal region is in east-west direction, which is consistent with the nodal plane of focal mechanism inversion. The meizoseismal area is relatively large and the damage of single-story adobe houses or masonry houses is more severe. This may have relations with local seismotectonic environment. Foundation item: The Special Funds for Major State Basic Research Project (2002CB412706). Contribution No. 05FE3009, Institute of Geophysics, China Earthquake Administration.     

2006年河北文安M_W 5.1地震震源机制

使用河北省测震台网7个宽频带地震台记录,采用CAP方法反演2006年7月4日文安M_W 5.1地震震源机制解,并结合区域地质背景讨论发震构造。结果显示,文安5.1级地震的最佳双力偶解为:节面Ⅰ走向215°,倾角87°,滑动角-115°;节面Ⅱ走向118°,倾角25°,滑动角-8°,震源深度为15 km,联合地质构造确定地震断层面为隐伏的NE向断裂带,为正断层兼走滑断层,与其他研究结果基本一致。     

2014年云南盈江Ms6.1地震震源机制研究

文章搜集了盈江地区多个地震序列震源机制解共计162个,对从苏典断裂到大盈江断裂的区域进行了构造应力场反演。研究结果表明,该区域总的主压应力轴方向为NNE—SSW向。并从内在动力学演化的角度分析了2008年3月21日—2014年5月30日发生的6次震群活动,发现其存在明显的相互联系性。研究还发现,局部也出现应力场偏转的现象,苏典断裂南端的主压应力轴向北偏转角度变大,这可能与该区形成的三角凹陷有关。此外,本文还搜集到2016—2020年之间发生于盈江地区的1003个地震目录,通过分析发现昔马—盘龙山断裂到大盈江断裂之间的区域可能存在应力场闭锁,因此,加强该区域的危险性防范至关重要。     

河南淅川2019年M_L 4.2地震与2018年M_L 4.6地震对比分析

2019年11月30日河南淅川发生M_(L )4.2地震,是淅川区域自2018年2月9日M_(L )4.6地震以来发生的又一次显著地震事件,采用Snoke方法,计算2次地震的震源机制解,结果显示,2次地震震源错动类型均表现为走滑兼正断,其中M_(L )4.6地震节面I性质与新野断裂破裂特征及切错方式符合,而M_(L )4.2地震不符合,可能与附近隐伏未命名的走向NNW、倾向S的左旋正断层有关;采用震源谱进行拟合计算,得到淅川M_(L )4.2地震应力降为0.879 MPa,与淅川M_(L )4.6地震应力降0.24 MPa相比,地震应力释放更充分;2次地震震中均位于丹江口水库库区,分析发现,2次地震均发生在水库蓄水位下降阶段,初步认为,地震的发生与水库蓄放水有关。     

2018年佳木斯汤原ML 4.4地震震源机制及地震趋势分析

2018年1月15日佳木斯汤原县发生M_L 4.4地震,采用ISOLA方法反演矩张量解,结果显示为逆冲型地震,兼少量走滑成分。结合震源区地质构造背景,推断依舒断裂北段通河-汤原段西支断裂为发震构造,主压应力轴与背景应力场方向不一致。分析认为,黑龙江亚板块由东南转向东北运动,造成断层两侧应力产生差异,区域应力场调整诱发汤原M_L 4.4地震。     

2015尼泊尔M_S8.1地震中等余震震源机制研究

本研究利用西藏台网记录的波形数据,采用gCAP方法反演了2015年4月25日尼泊尔MS8.1大震5次中等余震(5.0≤MS≤6.5)及西藏定日MS5.9地震震源机制解.结果显示,6次地震包含2个正断、2个走滑及2个逆冲型地震.其中2个正断型地震位于主震的东北方向,即发震断层的上盘,表明该区域受到主震同震位移的影响,表现出应力拉张的变化特征;2个走滑型地震在主震破裂的东南方向上,说明随着破裂往东南方向延伸,余震的走滑分量增强;另外2个逆冲型地震位于5月12日MS7.5强余震区域,与MS7.5地震的滑移状态一致,可能与主震同震位移引起该区域处于应力挤压状态密切相关.这些结果表明,尼泊尔MS8.1主震发生后,由于同震位移的影响,不同区域处于不同的应力状态,从而使中等余震表现出不同的震源类型.     

Spatio-temporal variation and focal mechanism of the Wenchuan MS8.0 earthquake sequence

Based on abundant aftershock sequence data of the Wenchuan M_S8.0 earthquake on May 12, 2008, we studied the spatio-temporal variation process and segmentation rupture characteristic. Dense aftershocks distribute along Longmenshan central fault zone of NE direction and form a narrow strip with the length of 325 km and the depth between several and 40 km. The depth profile (section of NW direction) vertical to the strike of aftershock zone (NE direction) shows anisomerous wedgy distribution characteristic of aftershock concentrated regions; it is related to the force form of the Longmenshan nappe tectonic belt. The stronger aftershocks could be divided into northern segment and southern segment apparently and the focal depths of strong aftershocks in the 50 km area between northern segment and southern segment are shallower. It seems like 'to be going to rupture' segment. We also study focal mechanisms and segmentation of strong aftershocks. The principal compressive stress azimuth of aftershock area is WNW direction and the faulting types of aftershocks at southern and northern segment have the same proportion. Because aftershocks distribute on different secondary faults, their focal mechanisms present complex local tectonic stress field. The faulting of seven strong earthquakes on the Longmenshan central fault is mainly characterized by thrust with the component of right-lateral strike-slip. Meantime six strong aftershocks on the Longmenshan back-range fault and Qingchuan fault present strike-slip faulting. At last we discuss the complex segmentation rupture mechanism of the Wenchuan earthquake.     

Moment tensor inversion of the November 6, 1988 M S=7.6, Lancang-Gengma, China, earthquake using long-period body-waves data

Moment tensor inversion was carried out to invert the source mechanism and source time function of the MS=7.6 November 6, 1988, Lancang-Gengma, Yunnan Province, China, earthquake. Waveforms of long-period body-waves recorded by China Digital Seismograph Network (CDSN) were used in the inversion. The inverted result shows one nodal plane of right-lateralstrike-slip faulting and another of left-lateral strike-slip faulting and a simple source time function of a duration of about 15 s and scalar seismic moment of 6.4(1020 N(m. From the geological dataand tectonic settings and also from field observations and epicentral distribution of aftershocks, the nodal plane striking in the azimuth of 313( is preferred as the fault plane. The pressure axis lies almosthorizontally in north-south direction.     

玛曲MS4.4地震震源机制解及其构造意义探讨

2021年5月22日青海省玛多县发生M_S7.4地震,数小时后在距离震中两百多公里的甘肃玛曲县发生了M_S4.4地震。利用甘肃、青海和四川区域测震台网记录的三分向宽频带数字波形资料,反演甘肃玛曲M_S4.4地震的震源机制解,结果显示此次地震活动面走向、倾角和滑动角分别为105.6°、74.1°和-38.7°。参考玛多M_S7.4地震的震源机制解,发现两次地震震源机制解具有较好的一致性,均呈现明显的左旋走滑特征。静态库伦破裂应力改变量分布计算结果表明,玛曲M_S4.4地震震中位置单位面积(m~2)受到来自玛多地震震中方向的拉应力约为0.02 MPa。综合两次地震的震中距、发震时刻和断层分布等情况,初步判断甘肃玛曲M_S4.4地震应为青海玛多M_S7.4强震的一次触发地震。     

采用CAP方法反演2016年广西苍梧M_S 5.4地震震源机制解

北京时间2016年7月31日广西梧州市苍梧县发生M_S 5.4地震,基于海南地震台网数字波形资料,采用CAP方法反演震源机制解。结果显示,此次M_S 5.4地震震源深度较浅,最佳深度为5.1 km,其中节面Ⅰ参数为:走向340°,倾角37°,滑动角-18°;节面Ⅱ参数为:走向85°,倾角79°,滑动角-125°。初步推断苍梧M_S 5.4地震破裂面运动以走滑为主,兼有正断性质,反演参数与中国地震台网中心结果较为一致。     

2020年7月12日唐山古冶MS 5.1地震震源参数

利用河北及邻区地震台网提供的震相观测报告,使用双差定位方法,对2020年7月12日唐山古冶M_S 5.1地震序列进行重新定位,并基于部分地震台站记录的波形资料,采用近震全波形方法,反演得到主震震源机制解。精定位结果显示,此次地震序列展布长度约8 km,余震自主震位置向SW扩展,震源深度优势分布范围在10—18 km,发震断层面较陡,倾向SE。震源机制解显示,主震为一次走滑型事件,结合序列展布形态和地震活动背景,SW—NE向近似直立节面为可能发震断层面,与1976年唐山M_S 7.8主震断层特征基本一致。综上所述,古冶M_S 5.1地震为唐山M_S 7.8地震的又一次余震,属唐山老震区正常地震活动。     

Probable satellite thermal infrared anomaly before the Zhangbei M s=6.2 earthquake on January 10, 1998

This paper used the thermal infrared data of the satellite NOAA-AAVHRR of the north part of North China (113°～119° E, 38°～42° N), and processed the remote sensing data through radiation adjustment, geometric adjustment and so on by the software ＂The Monitoring and Fast Process System of Earthquake Precursor Thermal Infrared Anomaly＂, inversed the earth surface temperature. Some disturbances effect had been excluded, and thermal infrared temperature anomaly had been extracted by the picture difference method. The Zhangbei MS=6.2 earthquake is used as the example in the paper, so that in the paper thermal infrared characteristics on time-space before earthquake and the relationship between the anomaly and the earthquake prediction have been summarized.Within more than ten days before the Zhangbei earthquake, the thermal infrared anomaly had emerged widely along Zhangjiakou-Bohai seismic belt, and the anomalous region seemed like a belt and it is also consistent with the tectonic background there; the anomaly expanded from the outside toward the earthquake focus, but the focus lay at the edge of the thermal infrared region. So it is possible to explore a new anomaly observation method for earthquake prediction by observing and studying the satellite thermal infrared anomaly before big earthquakes happen.     

2020年云南巧家M_S 5.0地震震源机制解与发震断层归属

2020年5月18日云南巧家发生M_S 5.0地震,基于国家和区域数字地震台网14个宽频带台的波形资料,利用CAP方法进行反演,得到其震源机制:节面Ⅰ:走向175°,倾角70°,滑动角-18°;节面Ⅱ:走向271°,倾角73°,滑动角-159°;震源矩心深度约9 km。结合主震震中位置、余震序列空间分布、地震烈度等值线图及区域地质背景,讨论此次巧家MS 5.0地震的发震断层,初步判定,包谷垴—小河断裂的雁列状次级隐伏构造走向SSE,具高角度左旋走滑性质,可能为其发震断层。     

The focal mechanism solution of the M s 6.5 Wuding earthquake in Yunnan Province of October 24, 1995

The focal mechanism of Wuding earthquake with magnitude M=6.5 on October 24, 1995 is estimated by the method of inversion of seismic tensor in this paper. The two principal axes are nearly horizontal, the principal compressive axis is about N30°E, the nodal plane which strikes about N105°E (N75°W) is probably consistent with the actual rupture plane.