Earthquake event deposits in Mesoproterozoic Kunyang Group in central Yunnan Province and its geological implications

Earthquake and its resultant tsunami, as a kind of disaster events in geological history, may be recorded as event deposits of seismite and tsunamite. Typical characteristics of seismite and tsunamite, including seismo-fracture bed, synsedimentary microfracture, micro-corrugated lamination, molar tooth structure, hummocky bedding, occurs in Mesoproterozoic Dalongkou Formation of Kunyang Group in central Yunnan Province. Three types of sedimentary units have been recognized: seismite (unit-A, including limestone with molar tooth structure, seismic shattering rock, seismic corrugated rock, autoclastic breccia and intraclastic parabreccia), tsunamite (unit-B, intraclastic limestone with hummocky or parallel beddings) and background deposits (unit-C). Various stackings of these units construct three distinct sedimentary sequences: A-B-C, A-C and B-C. A-B-C represents an event sedimentary sequence of earthquake-tsunami-background deposits, A-C represents the sequence of earthquake and background deposits (no tsunami occurring), and B-C represents the sequence of tsunami and background deposits (far from the center of earthquake). As the central Yunnan Province was located in a tectonic setting of rift basin in Mesoproterozoic Era, the earthquake event deposits of the Dalongkou Formation are sedimentary response to tectonic activity of the rift basin.     

岷江上游堰塞湖沉积中软沉积物变形构造成因讨论

对在岷江上游及其支流河谷中的晚第四纪古堰塞湖地层中发现的大量软沉积物变形构造的类型、特征和成因进行了分析,发现这些软沉积物变形构造分为两类:一类是小型的层内变形构造,如液化卷曲变形、泄水构造、负荷构造、阶梯状微断裂等,其形成与软沉积物的塑性变形、液化和流动作用相关;另一类是崩(滑)塌体对软沉积物的扰动形成的大型褶曲构造.通过与其它成因的软沉积物变形构造的对比以及对区域构造环境的分析,得出地震、崩塌和滑坡等灾害性地质事件是造成河谷区古堰塞湖地层中软沉积物变形构造发育的最可能的驱动机制.     

鄂尔多斯盆地东南部延长组古地震效应及其地质启迪

印支期秦岭造山活动控制和影响着鄂尔多斯盆地南缘边界性质和盆内延长组的沉积作用。通过岩芯分析,在盆地东南部延长组地层中识别出震裂缝、层内阶梯状微断层、微褶皱、液化砂岩脉、液化卷曲变形、球-枕构造、环状层理、丘-槽构造、震积角砾岩等典型的软沉积物变形构造,反映该时期研究区有受频繁且强烈地震作用事件影响的痕迹。在此基础上,对晚三叠世鄂尔多斯盆地盆山耦合作用过程及其响应的动力学机制进行了深入分析;进一步详细研究了震浊积岩这一特殊事件沉积体的形成机制与时空分布规律,并建立其沉积模式;最终讨论了该时期地震作用事件的属性特征及周期活跃性。     

河北省白石山中元古代地震遗迹的发现

在河北省涞源县白石山构造峰林游览路线上,中元古界雾迷山组(距今10～14亿年间)第二段地层下部,发现“震动坍塌巨角砾岩”(震积岩)。“巨角砾岩”受两条同沉积期正断层控制,是由两侧断崖上坍塌的岩块瞬时地在水下形成的。这是目前所知最早的震积岩(古地震遗迹)。根据震积岩的规模与两条正断层的断陷程度推测,白石山古地震的强度大体相当里氏6级以上,是华北中元古代地震灾变事件濒发期的具体表现。白石山距古太行山深断裂不足10km,白石山震积岩、同沉积期正断层与古太行山断裂带均呈NNE向延伸,推断当时白石山地区处在古太行山断裂带活动的影响范围内。     

四川盆地东南部早三叠世地震事件沉积及其地质意义

四川盆地南部及东南部下三叠统飞仙关组和嘉陵江组中常发育有一系列宏观及微观的软沉积物变形、震积角砾岩块、板状砾屑、层内微断层等特殊的地震成因沉积构造。飞仙关组震积岩在重庆北碚白庙子剖面飞仙关组第一、二段中产出,嘉陵江组震积岩产于四川叙永龙洞湾嘉陵江组第二段及四川兴文、贵州习水等地的相同层位中,其沉积序列明显,反映了古地震从开始至平静的全过程。作者认为,早三叠世时,上扬子板块西缘以川西义敦弧的演化为代表的三江构造带活动强烈,可能与四川盆地早三叠世震积岩的形成有联系,随着三江构造带板块碰撞、洋壳俯冲消减,能在较大区域内引发地震活动、火山喷发。     

东澳大利亚南悉尼盆地二叠系与地震沉积有关的软沉积变形构造

悉尼盆地位于澳大利亚东部,Lachlan褶皱带和New England褶皱带之间。悉尼盆地从晚石炭世末到中三叠世经历了弧后扩张到前陆盆地的不同阶段:弧后扩张阶段(石炭纪)、被动热沉降阶段(早、中二叠世Berry组)和挤压挠曲负载阶段(中二叠世Broughton组—三叠纪)。此时位于悉尼盆地东侧的New England褶皱带为岛弧背景。因此,二叠纪处于弧后盆地的南悉尼盆地受弧后扩张和东侧弧前海沟俯冲的影响地震活动强烈,发育一系列与地震有关的震积岩,形成多种类型的与地震活动有关的软沉积物变形构造。南悉尼盆地二叠系的软沉积物变形包括地裂缝、震褶层、液化脉、沙火山、负荷构造、火焰构造、枕状构造、球状构造、枕状层、滑塌构造、角砾岩化等。其中地裂缝、震褶层是地震颤动直接引起的断裂和褶皱;枕状层是地震颤动引起的砂层脱水、下沉形成的;液化脉、沙火山为液化的砂层穿入地震形成的裂隙形成的;负荷构造、火焰构造、枕状构造、球状构造是受地震颤动在砂、泥岩界面上由于砂层下沉、泥层上穿形成的;滑塌构造和角砾岩化是地震引起的重力滑塌或泥石流形成的。地裂缝、震褶层、液化脉、沙火山、负荷构造、火焰构造、枕状构造、球状构造、枕状层相当于原地震积岩,而滑塌构造和角砾岩化属于异地震积岩。     

塔里木盆地顺托果勒地区早中志留世震积岩——高分辨构造事件的记录

在塔里木盆地塔中隆起与满加尔坳陷结合部——顺托果勒地区的深钻井岩心中,发现了大量早中志留世软沉积变形构造。其中主要包括液化砂岩脉、液化角砾岩、触变底劈构造、触变楔、负载构造、球-枕构造和复合混插构造等。通过系统地观察软沉积变形构造的岩石组成、构造形貌及样式、垂向分布的循环性、横向分布的延展性、沉积环境及与古活动断裂的关系,确定其为震积岩。结合该区断裂早中志留世的发育特征,推测发震断裂主要可能是塔中隆起与满加尔坳陷结合部的北东向走滑逆冲断裂以及北西向剪切拉张断裂。在早志留世柯坪塔格组沉积时约4 Ma中最少发生了26次古地震事件(震级M5)。这些古地震记录不仅反映了研究区志留纪构造的活动性,也是弥补主构造运动中高频次构造事件脉动性、循环性的重要证据,为重建中古生代的古构造提供新的线索。     

中元古代鄂尔多斯盆地南缘裂谷沉积相与震积岩序列

鄂尔多斯盆地南缘中元古代处于拉张期,发育多裂谷系.分析鄂尔多斯盆地野外地质调查、物探和钻井等资料,划分沉积相剖面,研究沉积演化及相类型.结果表明:盆地南缘中元古代沉积陆相三角洲至海陆过渡相的长城系与滨浅海至深海盆地相的蓟县系,并于蓟县系中发现液化底劈构造、震褶岩、震裂岩、震浊积岩、津浪丘状层和风暴岩等震积岩序列单元;沉积水体逐渐加深,为裂谷非补偿型沉积,蓟县系中存在震积岩序列,反映该区中元古代盆地南缘处于裂谷带内,受裂陷作用持续影响.通过沉积相及震积岩序列划分耦合裂谷说,为区域构造研究提供佐证.     

滇西保山金鸡地区三叠系上统大水塘组震积岩的发现及意义

以往认为保山地区三叠系上统大水塘组为浅海沉积,通过1∶5万金鸡村等幅区域地质调查,本文认为保山三叠系上统大水塘组的背景沉积主体为一套钙质浊积岩,主要由A、E段组成,中部夹薄层状硅质岩（饥饿沉积）,并伴有滑塌岩块,属斜坡-盆地环境,是永德-黑山裂谷（海槽）的一部分。笔者在大水塘组中首次发现了震积岩,包括振动液化卷曲变形构造、微同沉积断层、液化泥晶脉、震积不整合、地裂缝、液化角砾、液化眼球及由地震使沉积物液化流动形成的滑（流）积岩、滑（流）褶皱等资料,这些现象组合规律性极差,仅有少量有垂向组合层序,显示出地方性属种的色彩。微同沉积断层、液化泥晶脉几乎充满沉积的全过程。岩石遭敲击时,都会散发出极浓的油气味,显示出良好的烃源岩特征。因此,研究大水塘组震积岩的分布和形成对于恢复三叠系上统大水塘组古地理环境及寻找烃源岩都具有非常重要的现实意义。     

Earthquake imprints on a lacustrine deltaic system: The Kürk Delta along the East Anatolian Fault (Turkey)

Deltas contain sedimentary records that are not only indicative of water‐level changes, but also particularly sensitive to earthquake shaking typically resulting in soft‐sediment‐deformation structures. The Kürk lacustrine delta lies at the south‐western extremity of Lake Hazar in eastern Turkey and is adjacent to the seismogenic East Anatolian Fault, which has generated earthquakes of magnitude 7. This study re‐evaluates water‐level changes and earthquake shaking that have affected the Kürk Delta, combining geophysical data (seismic‐reflection profiles and side‐scan sonar), remote sensing images, historical data, onland outcrops and offshore coring. The history of water‐level changes provides a temporal framework for the depositional record. In addition to the common soft‐sediment deformation documented previously, onland outcrops reveal a record of deformation (fracturing, tilt and clastic dykes) linked to large earthquake‐induced liquefactions and lateral spreading. The recurrent liquefaction structures can be used to obtain a palaeoseismological record. Five event horizons were identified that could be linked to historical earthquakes occurring in the last 1000 years along the East Anatolian Fault. Sedimentary cores sampling the most recent subaqueous sedimentation revealed the occurrence of another type of earthquake indicator. Based on radionuclide dating (¹³⁷Cs and ²¹⁰Pb), two major sedimentary events were attributed to the ad 1874 to 1875 East Anatolian Fault earthquake sequence. Their sedimentological characteristics were determined by X‐ray imagery, X‐ray diffraction, loss‐on‐ignition, grain‐size distribution and geophysical measurements. The events are interpreted to be hyperpycnal deposits linked to post‐seismic sediment reworking of earthquake‐triggered landslides.