地震地质 ›› 2025, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (4): 1058-1074.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4967.2025.04.20240010

• 研究论文 • 上一篇    下一篇

2023年12月18日积石山 MS6.2 地震地表破裂及发震构造

李林林1,2)(), 姜文亮1,3),*(), 李德文1,2), 焦其松1,3), 罗毅1,3), 李永生1,3), 田云锋1,3), 李营营1,2)   

  1. 1)应急管理部国家自然灾害防治研究院, 北京 100085
    2)复合链生自然灾害动力学应急管理部重点实验室, 北京 100085
    3)应急卫星工程与应用应急管理部重点实验室, 北京 100085
  • 收稿日期:2024-01-17 修回日期:2024-02-17 出版日期:2025-08-20 发布日期:2025-10-09
  • 通讯作者: 姜文亮, 男, 1982年生, 研究员, 主要从事遥感观测技术应用与研究、 活动断层与构造地貌遥感研究工作, E-mail: jiang_wenliang@163.com
  • 作者简介:

    李林林, 男, 1986年生, 2015年于北京大学获地质学专业博士学位, 副研究员, 现主要从事沉积学、 湖泊沉积古地震学、 活动构造与地震地质学研究, E-mail:

  • 基金资助:
    应急管理部国家自然灾害防治研究院基本科研业务专项(ZDJ2019-14); 国家科技基础资源调查专项(2021FY100104); 国家自然科学基金(42271017); 国家自然科学基金(42271015)

SURFACE RUPTURE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE JISHISHAN MS6.2 EARTHQUAKE ON DECEMBER 18, 2023

LI Lin-lin1,2)(), JIANG Wen-liang1,3),*(), LI De-wen1,2), JIAO Qi-song1,3), LUO Yi1,3), LI Yong-sheng1,3), TIAN Yun-feng1,3), LI Ying-ying1,2)   

  1. 1)National Institute of Natural Hazards, Ministry of Emergency Management of China, Beijing 100085, China
    2)Key Laboratory of Compound and Chained Natural Hazards Dynamics, Ministry of Emergency Management of China, Beijing 100085, China
    3)Key Laboratory of Emergency Satellite Engineering and Application, Ministry of Emergency Management, Beijing 100085, China
  • Received:2024-01-17 Revised:2024-02-17 Online:2025-08-20 Published:2025-10-09

摘要:

2023年12月18日23点59分, 甘肃省临夏州积石山县发生 MS6.2 地震, 震中位于拉脊山断裂带南东段, 震源深度10km。地震发生后, 通过现场野外调查, 无人机航测、 卫星遥感影像DSM提取、 InSAR形变分析, 结合震源机制、 区域构造等, 对本次地震的地表破裂、 发震构造等进行了综合分析。在积石山山前尹家山东侧发现向NNW延伸的长约1km的地表破裂, 显示出挤压兼右旋走滑特征, 可见最大垂直位错约8cm, 右旋位错约2cm。本次地震的发震构造为拉脊山北缘断裂南东段, 震中区域断裂表现为一系列NNW向次级断裂的组合样式。本次地震的发震断裂规模不大, 历史强震缺失, 说明在青藏高原NE向构造隆升扩展作用下, 高原东北缘规模有限的断裂同样具有发生中强地震的潜在风险。

关键词: 积石山MS6.2地震, 地表破裂, 发震构造, 拉脊山断裂带

Abstract:

At 23:59 on December 18, 2023, an MS6.2 earthquake struck Jishishan County, Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province. The epicenter(35.70°N, 102.79°E) was located in the southeastern segment of the Lajishan fault zone, with a focal depth of approximately 10km. According to the Ministry of Emergency Management, the maximum intensity reached Ⅷ degree, with the NNW-striking long axis of the isoseismal zone consistent with the fault strike. Although moderate in magnitude, the earthquake has caused over 150 fatalities, primarily due to its occurrence at midnight, high population density, poor seismic resistance of housing, and secondary hazards such as debris flows.

Following the event, a comprehensive field investigation was conducted at the epicentral area. Utilizing UAV imagery, digital surface models(DSMs) derived from GF-7 satellite data, and InSAR analysis using Sentinel-1 SAR data, the characteristics of the surface ruptures and the seismogenic structure were examined.

The InSAR results from the ascending orbit of Sentinel-1 revealed that coseismic deformation was dominated by uplift, with a maximum line-of-sight(LOS) displacement of approximately 65mm. The primary deformation zone exhibited an elliptical shape, trending NNW, and extended approximately 10km along the fault strike—consistent with the expected rupture length for an event of this magnitude.

Field surveys and UAV imagery identified a ~1km-long NNW-trending surface rupture east of Yinjiashan Village, which cut across multiple geomorphic units. These ruptures exhibited dominantly thrusting motion with minor right-lateral strike-slip components and were linearly distributed, indicating a tectonic origin rather than landslides or secondary processes. The maximum observed offset reached 8cm vertically and 2cm horizontally.

Digital surface model interpretation from GF-7 imagery revealed several NNW-trending linear structures along the eastern front of the Jishishan Mountains, forming linear topographic scarps and ridges. The observed surface rupture corresponds with one of these structures(F12). Additionally, two local rivers exhibit sharp deflections toward the NNW, controlled by these structures, supporting the interpretation that they are branch faults of the northern Lajishan fault.

According to empirical relationships between magnitude, rupture length, and displacement(Wells & Coppersmith, 1994), an MS6.2 event is expected to produce a rupture length of approximately 10km. Similar surface rupture lengths(~15km and ~11km) were observed in the 2021 MS6.1 Biru earthquake. Combined with InSAR-derived deformation extent and the lack of field coverage south of the observed rupture, it is inferred that the surface rupture may extend several kilometers southward along the same structural lineament.

In conclusion, the seismogenic fault responsible for this event is the northern Lajishan fault, comprising multiple NNW-trending branch faults along the eastern front of the Jishishan Mountains. The surface rupture identified corresponds to one of these secondary faults. Despite of the modest scale of the Lajishan fault zone compared to major structures like the Altyn Tagh, East Kunlun, and Qilian-Haiyuan fault zones, and its lack of historical large earthquakes, this event highlights the potential seismic hazard posed by smaller faults under the influence of ongoing crustal uplift and tectonic extension in the northeastern Tibetan plateau.

Key words: Jishishan MS6.2 earthquake, surface rupture zone, seismogenic structure, Lajishan fault zone