Stress changes on major faults caused by M (w)7.9 Wenchuan earthquake, May 12, 2008

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	Stress changes on major faults caused by M (w)7.9 Wenchuan earthquake, May 12, 2008
	Shan, Bin ; Xiong, Xiong ; Zheng, Yong ; Diao, FaQi
刊名	Science in China Series D-Earth Sciences
	2009
期号	5 页码:593-601
中文摘要	On May 12, 2008, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake ruptured the Longmenshan fault system in Sichuan Province, China, collapsing buildings and killing tens of thousands people. As predicted, aftershocks may last for at least one year, and moreover, large aftershocks are likely to occur. Therefore, it is critical to outline the areas with potential aftershocks before reconstruction and re-settling people as to avoid future disasters. It is demonstrated that the redistribution of stress induced by an earthquake should trigger successive seismic activity. Based on static stress triggering theory, we calculated the coseismic stress changes on major faults induced by the Wenchuan earthquake, with elastic dislocation theory and the multilayered crustal model. We also discuss the stress distribution and its significance for future seismic activity under the impact of the Wenchuan earthquake. It is shown that coulomb failure stress (CFS) increases obviously on the Daofu-Kangding segment of the Xianshuihe Fault, the Maqu and Nanping segment of the Eastern Kunlun Fault, the Qingchuan Fault, southern segment of the Minjiang Fault, Pengxian-Guanxian Fault, Jiangyou-Guangyuan Fault, and Jiangyou-Guanxian Fault. The increased stress raises the probability of earthquake occurrence on these faults. Since these areas are highly populated, earthquake monitoring and early disaster alarm system are needed. CFS increases with a magnitude of 0.03-0.06 MPa on the Qingchuan Fault, which is close to the northern end of the rapture of Wenchuan earthquake. The occurrence of some strong aftershocks, including three events with magnitude higher than 5.0, indicates that the seismic activities have been triggered by the main shock. Aftershocks seem to migrate northwards. Since the CFS change on the Lueyang-Mianxian Fault located on the NEE of the Qingchuan Fault is rather small (+/- 0.01 MPa), the migration of aftershocks might be terminated in the area near Hanzhong City. The CFS change on the western Qinling Fault is around 10 Pa, and the impact of static triggering can be neglected. The increment of CFS on the Pengxian-Guanxian Fault and Beichuan-Yingxiu Fault southwest to the main rupture is 0.005-0.015 MPa, which would facilitate earthquake triggering in these areas. Very few aftershocks in these areas indicate that the accumulated stress has not been released sufficiently. High seismic risk is predicated in these areas due to co-seismic CFS loading. The Wenchuan earthquake released the accumulated CFS on the Fubianhe Fault, the Huya Fault, the Ha'nan-Qingshanwan Fault, and the Diebu-Bailongjiang Fault. The decrement of CFS changes on the Longquanshan Fault east to Chengdu City is about 0.002 MPa. The seismic activity will be depressed by decrement of CFS on these faults.
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公开日期	2012-04-11
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.whigg.ac.cn/handle/342008/3233]
专题	测量与地球物理研究所_其他_期刊论文
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Shan, Bin,Xiong, Xiong,Zheng, Yong,et al. Stress changes on major faults caused by M (w)7.9 Wenchuan earthquake, May 12, 2008[J]. Science in China Series D-Earth Sciences,2009(5):593-601.
APA	Shan, Bin,Xiong, Xiong,Zheng, Yong,&Diao, FaQi.(2009).Stress changes on major faults caused by M (w)7.9 Wenchuan earthquake, May 12, 2008.Science in China Series D-Earth Sciences(5),593-601.
MLA	Shan, Bin,et al."Stress changes on major faults caused by M (w)7.9 Wenchuan earthquake, May 12, 2008".Science in China Series D-Earth Sciences .5(2009):593-601.