2016年11月25日新疆阿克陶6.7级地震序列震源机制特征分析

本研究利用新疆区域数字地震台网的波形资料,采用CAP方法反演了2016年11月25日阿克陶6.7级地震的前震、主震及11次M_S ≥ 3.6余震序列的最佳双力偶震源机制解,得到阿克陶6.7级地震最佳双力偶机制解：节面Ⅰ走向20°/倾角69°/滑动角-10°;节面Ⅱ走向114°/倾角81°/滑动角-159°,表明此次阿克陶6.7级地震为一次走滑型地震事件,结合震源区的地震地质构造及余震序列空间分布等已有研究成果,判定节面Ⅱ代表了主震的发震断层面。主震最大主压力轴方位为339°,与震源区附近历史中强震P轴近NW向的优势方位基本一致。其4.8级前震的震源机制解为走滑型,与主震震源机制解具有较高的一致性。11次余震中有6次为走滑型地震,3次为逆断型地震,1次正断型地震,1次混合型地震,且多数地震具有近NW向的P轴方位。此次6.7级地震序列的震源深度分布于6~16km之间,而大部分地震为9~13km,与本文计算得到的主震的震源深度10km相差不大。此外,初步分析了兴都库什-帕米尔地区强震活动与此次阿克陶6.7级地震的关系。     

帕米尔-兴都库什地区构造应力场反演及拆离板片应力形因子特征研究

从Global CMT目录搜集了1976年1月至2016年6月之间的震源深度大于70 km的255个震源机制解,用阻尼应力反演方法,分70~160 km和170~310 km两个深度,计算了帕米尔-兴都库什地区的构造应力场;同时以10 km为间隔计算了兴都库什地区深度介于70~310 km之间的应力形因子.得到以下初步结论：兴都库什板片向下俯冲和帕米尔地区断裂带的横向拉张,可能是导致应力场不同的原因.兴都库什俯冲带与帕米尔俯冲带碰撞,导致交汇地区（37°N-37.5°N）的应力场参数突变.兴都库什俯冲板片受到深部温度、压力等因素,出现薄弱面进而形成拆离板片.其脱离了主俯冲板片的束缚后,重力的上下拉张作用导致空区附近张轴倾伏角接近90°,拆离板片俯冲至上地幔不连续面,导致板片部分熔融进而应力形因子随着深度变小.而拆离板片受到地幔挤压其内部发生破碎,其压应力轴由西部的NS到东部NW-SE方向偏转及纵向张应力轴倾伏角变小.

     

帕米尔兴都库什地区板块俯冲及其应力状态

利用美国国家地震信息中心(NEIC)提供的1973;2006年地震目录、哈佛大学提供的1978;2005年地震机制解资料,精细地研究了帕米尔;兴都库什地区印度板块与欧亚板块的碰撞形态,分析了地震震源机制特征。研究结果认为:欧亚板块以约50;的倾角向南俯冲,地震最大深度为364km;印度板块以层间插入的方式与欧亚板块碰撞,在帕米尔;结附近碰撞强烈,地震活动明显增强,震源剖面显示字型分布形态;在帕米尔;结;两侧,随着印度板块俯冲动力减弱,地震活动也明显减弱,地震震源剖面显示,印度板块向北俯冲的剖面形态逐渐消失,欧亚板块向SE俯冲的剖面形态越加清晰,从地震震源剖面分布形态分析,印度板块没有穿过欧亚板块,印度板块向北的反复、多期的叠瓦式地震分布形态,可能反映印度板块向北俯冲;断离、再俯冲;再断离的过程。由于印度板块与欧亚板块间的强烈碰撞挤压作用,帕米尔;兴都库什地区处于以近SN向的挤压构造应力状态,逆断层数量约占70%,正断层数量约占11%,走滑断层数量约占19%。P轴优势方位显示帕米尔;兴都库什地区主压应力近SN向,倾角近水平,呈现由南向北倾斜;T轴倾角近垂直,整体接近俯冲带的倾向。帕米尔;兴都库什地区应力     

帕米尔－兴都库什地区中源地震的空间分布和震源机制解特征

利用国际地震中心（ISC）提供的1964至2003年的高精度地震资料,给出了帕米尔－兴都库什地区中源地震带更完整、更明确的几何形态.兴都库什中源地震带（H带）和帕米尔中源地震带（P带）的倾向和最大深度沿走向有变化,可以进一步划分为HW段（H带西段）、HE段（H带东段）、PSW段（P带西南段）、PM段（P带中段）和PNE段（P带东北段）.H带在170～190 km 深度附近存在地震空区,其下方地震带的倾角明显大于上方,接近垂直.同时,空区下方的地震带沿东西方向成连续的倒“V"字形,两个分支的交角接近垂直.西段分支属于HW段,较浅,没有双层结构;东段分支属于HE段,较深,有双层结构.中源地震的震源机制解规律明显.兴都库什地区主要以近垂直的T轴和近水平的垂直于地震带走向的P轴为特征.帕米尔地区的震源机制解由西南到东北逐渐由P轴近水平并沿地震带走向,转变为B轴近水平并沿走向,直至T轴近水平并沿走向.同时,P轴方向由西向东逐渐转为恒定地与地震带的走向相垂直.最后,我们讨论了这一地区地震活动可能的动力学成因.     

Intermediate-depth earthquakes beneath the Pamir Hindu Kush Region: Evidence for collision between two opposite subduction zones

We employed a double-difference algorithm (hypoDD) to relocate earthquakes within the region bounded by 66°E-78°E and 32°N-42°N in the period of 1964-2003 reported by the International Seismological Center (ISC). The improved hypocentral locations delineate a double-layered Wadati-Benioff zone in the eastern Hindu Kush intermediate seismic belt. Based on this feature and other evidences, we propose that the intermediate-depth earthquakes beneath the Pamir-Hindu Kush region may occur in two collided subduction zones with opposite dip directions.     

Early human impact in the forest ecotone of southern High Asia (Hindu Kush, Himalaya)

The vegetation of the treeline ecotone of the southern declivity of arid High Asia (Hindu Kush, northern areas of Pakistan; Himalaya, northern central Nepal) is dominated by hedgehog-like open dwarf shrublands of thorny cushions. Since climatically sensitive ecotones are always also sensitive to human impact, the question arises whether the current lack of forests is a result of the Subboreal climate decline or of human impact. Due to inadequate knowledge of the pollen flora and of ecological indicator values of the plants, pollen analyses in High Asia have mainly been limited to the regional verification of globally known climatic impulses. However, the role of human impact on regional vegetation patterns has been widely neglected. We postulate that today's open dwarf shrublands replace woodlands and forests. Isolated vigorous juniper trees and successful reforestation appear to confirm our hypothesis. An abrupt decline of Pinus forests before 5700 and 5400 ka cal yr BP can be demonstrated. As the first indicator pollen of human impact appeared at both sites synchronous with the forest pollen decline, we infer human impact to be a more decisive cause for this environment change superimposing the effects of a climatic deterioration. The forests were displaced by open dwarf shrublands.     

Gravity anomaly, lithospheric structure and seismicity of Western Himalayan Syntaxis

A compiled gravity anomaly map of the Western Himalayan Syntaxis is analysed to understand the tectonics of the region around the epicentre of Kashmir earthquake of October 8, 2005 (Mw = 7.6). Isostatic gravity anomalies and effective elastic thickness (EET) of lithosphere are assessed from coherence analysis between Bouguer anomaly and topography. The isostatic residual gravity high and gravity low correspond to the two main seismic zones in this region, viz. Indus–Kohistan Seismic Zone (IKSZ) and Hindu Kush Seismic Zones (HKSZ), respectively, suggesting a connection between siesmicity and gravity anomalies. The gravity high originates from the high-density thrusted rocks along the syntaxial bend of the Main Boundary Thrust and coincides with the region of the crustal thrust earthquakes, including the Kashmir earthquake of 2005. The gravity low of HKSZ coincides with the region of intermediate–deep-focus earthquakes, where crustal rocks are underthrusting with a higher speed to create low density cold mantle. Comparable EET (∼55 km) to the focal depth of crustal earthquakes suggests that whole crust is seismogenic and brittle. An integrated lithospheric model along a profile provides the crustal structure of the boundary zones with crustal thickness of about 60 km under the Karakoram–Pamir regions and suggests continental subduction from either sides (Indian and Eurasian) leading to a complex compressional environment for large earthquakes.     

Climate change and sediment flux from the Roof of the World

Potential rises in global temperature are likely to have major impacts on high altitude environments, including glacier recession and permafrost degradation. In turn, these could have far‐reaching impacts on riverine sediment flux. Such impacts are emerging in the Himalayas and Tibet Plateau region, one of the world's largest and most environmentally‐sensitive cold regions. Closer monitoring is urgently required to track changing trends of sediment load from the interactions of glacial recession treat, rainfall changes and human interventions, and to study the implications of such changes for the large Asian river systems of the region. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987111001265

Landscapes in tectonically active Hindu Kush（NW Pakistan and NE Afghanistan） result from a complex integration of the effects of vertical and horizontal crustal block motions as well as erosion and deposition processes.Active tectonics in this region have greatly influenced the drainage system and geomorphic expressions.The study area is a junction of three important mountain ranges （Hindu Kush-Karakorum-Himalayas） and is thus an ideal natural laboratory to investigate the relative tectonic activity resulting from the India-Eurasia collision.We evaluate active tectonics using DEM derived drainage network and geomorphic indices hypsometric integral（HI）,stream-length gradient （SL）.fractal dimension（FD）.basin asymmetry factor（AF）.basin shape index（B_s）,valley floor width to valley height ratio（Vf） and mountain front sinuosity(S_mf). The results obtained from these indices were combined to yield an index of relative active tectonics （IRAT） using CIS.The average of the seven measured geomorphic indices was used to evaluate the distribution of relative tectonic activity in the study area.We defined four classes to define the degree of relative tectonic activity:class 1 very high（1.0≤IRAT 1.3）;class 2-high（1.3≥IRAT<1.3）:class 3—moderate（1.5≥IRAT<1.8）;and class 4—low（l.8≥1RAT）.In view of the results.we conclude that this combinetl approach allows the identification of the highly deformed areas related to active tectonics.Landsat imagery and held observations also evidence the presence of active tectonics based on the dellected streams,deformed landforms.active mountain fronts and triangular facets.The indicative values of IRAT are consistent with the areas of known relative uplift rates,landforms and geology.