地震地质 ›› 2025, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (4): 1020-1035.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4967.2025.04.20240126

• 研究论文 • 上一篇    下一篇

考古地震学揭示河洛地区汉代破坏性地震

胡秀1,3)(), 鲁鹏2,3),*(), 王鸿驰4), 付龙腾5), 莫多闻3), 李有利3), 张培震1), 张会平6), 王志铄7), 惠格格1), 陈盼盼2), 郭爱伦3), 罗全星3,6), 赵显刚8)   

  1. 1)中山大学地球科学与工程学院, 广东省地球动力作用与地质灾害重点实验室, 广州 510275
    2)河南省科学院地理研究所, 郑州 450052
    3)北京大学城市与环境学院, 北京 100871
    4)郑州市文物考古研究院, 郑州 450000
    5)山东大学考古学院, 济南 250100
    6)中国地震局地质研究所, 地震动力学与强震预测全国重点实验室, 北京 100029
    7)河北省地震局, 石家庄 050021
    8)河南省地震局, 郑州 450016
  • 收稿日期:2024-10-25 修回日期:2024-12-21 出版日期:2025-08-20 发布日期:2025-10-09
  • 通讯作者: 鲁鹏, 男, 1978年生, 研究员, 主要从事第四纪地质, 环境考古方面的研究工作, E-mail: bulate_0@163.com
  • 作者简介:

    胡秀, 女, 1992年生, 2022年于北京大学获自然地理学专业地貌演化方向博士学位, 现为中山大学博士后, 研究方向为构造地貌、 环境考古、 古地震、 河流地貌, E-mail:

  • 基金资助:
    国家重点研发计划项目(2020YFC1521605); 国家重点研发计划项目(2023YFC3008603); 国家自然科学基金(41971002); 国家自然科学基金(41971016); 国家自然科学基金(41671014); 国家自然科学基金(42030301); 国家自然科学基金(42202238); 国家自然科学基金(42502196); 国家自然科学基金(U2039201); 国家社会科学基金(19ZDA227); 中国博士后特别资助项目(2025T180108); 郑州地区环境考古研究项目共同资助

ARCHAEO-SEIMSIC INVESTIGATION REVEALS A DESTRUC-TIVE EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED IN THE HELUO REGION DURING THE HAN DYNASTY

HU Xiu1,3)(), LU Peng2,3),*(), WANG Hong-chi4), FU Long-teng5), MO Duo-wen3), LI You-li3), ZHANG Pei-zhen1), ZHANG Hui-ping6), WANG Zhi-shuo7), HUI Ge-ge1), CHEN Pan-pan2), GUO Ai-lun3), LUO Quan-xing3,6), ZHAO Xian-gang8)   

  1. 1)School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Geodynamics and Geohazards, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
    2)Institute of Geography, Henan Academy of Sciences, Zhengzhou 450052, China
    3)School of Urban and Environmental Science, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
    4)Zhengzhou Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Zhengzhou 450000, China
    5)School of Archaeology, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
    6)Institute of Geology, China Earthquake Administration, State Key Laboratory of Earthquake Dynamics and Forecasting, Beijing 100029, China
    7)Hebei Earthquake Agency, Shijiazhuang 050021, China
    8)Henan Earthquake Agency, Zhengzhou 450016 China
  • Received:2024-10-25 Revised:2024-12-21 Online:2025-08-20 Published:2025-10-09

摘要:

以郑州、 洛阳为核心的河洛地区, 历史上长期作为中国的政治、 经济和文化中心, 在华夏文明形成和发展过程中发挥着重要作用。历史记载显示, 该地区在汉代地震频发, 但这些地震的真实性一直备受争议。文中通过历史考古-地震方法对郑州固城遗址的同震液化变形开展了详细调查, 结合AMS 14C测年和考古定年方法, 明确遗址区域在汉代曾发生一次地震, 伴生一系列同震液化砂脉和砂涌。在此基础上, 汇总河洛地区同期的震害分布, 推测极可能是《后汉书》记载的河洛地区119AD的历史强震造成了广泛分布于郑州—洛阳—平陆一带的同震变形, 推测最可能的发震断裂是封门口-五指岭断裂, 最小震级为 MS6.8。文中研究凸显了考古地震方法在了解史前和历史地震灾害方面的潜力, 对于认识区域地震危险性及其对人类社会的影响具有重要意义。

关键词: 河洛地震, 汉代地震, 同震液化, 考古地震, 固城遗址

Abstract:

The Heluo region, the cradle of ancient Chinese civilization, has historically served as China’s political, economic, and cultural center. Historical records suggest that earthquake hazards frequently affected this region, particularly during the Eastern Han Dynasty. However, the political motivations of historical record-keeping raise questions about the reliability of these accounts. The buried nature of active faults in the plains complicates the identification of earthquake sources and magnitudes. In areas with abundant liquefaction deposits from historic and prehistoric earthquakes, archaeo-seismic investigations provide crucial information about past seismic activity by identifying liquefaction features related to strong ground motion.

In this study, detailed archaeo-seismic investigations were conducted at the Gucheng archaeological site, located in the Jialu River floodplain(a sub-channel of the Huai River)in central-west Zhengzhou city. Observed liquefaction features above the paleo-cultural surface include sand dikes and sand blows formed by the upward flow of water and entrained sediments. Using AMS 14C and archaeological dating, this study confirms a catastrophic earthquake occurred during the Han Dynasty. By analyzing coseismic deformation types and distribution, and comparing with previous regional paleo-liquefaction studies, constraints on earthquake sources and magnitudes were established.

The evidence primarily attributes the 119AD Luoyang earthquake to the Fengmenkou-Wuzhiling fault as the most likely seismogenic source, with a minimum magnitude of MS6.8 based on worldwide liquefaction-magnitude relations. This study demonstrates the potential of archaeo-seismic methods to provide reliable insights into prehistorical and historical earthquake hazards, even with limited evidence. The approach of reconstructing regional paleo-seismic events from liquefaction deposits is broadly applicable to basin zones with buried faults worldwide, particularly in areas with fluvial and lacustrine sediments. Additional archaeo-seismic research may further aid in regional seismic risk assessment and evaluating societal impacts.

Key words: Heluo earthquake, 119AD Luoyang earthquake, coseismic liquefaction, archaeo-seismology, Gucheng archaeological site