SEISMOLOGY AND GEOLOGY ›› 2009, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (3): 377-388.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4967.2009.03.001

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WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKE MS 8.0:PRELIMINARY STUDY OF CRUSTAL ANISOTROPY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE LONGMENSHAN FAULTS

QI Shao-hua, LIU Qi-yuan, CHEN Jiu-hui, LI Yu, LI Shun-cheng, Guo Biao, WANG Jun   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Earthquake Dynamics, Institute of Geology, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100029, China
  • Received:2009-05-31 Revised:2009-06-10 Online:2009-09-09 Published:2009-12-11

汶川MS 8.0地震:龙门山断裂两侧地壳各向异性的初步研究

齐少华, 刘启元, 陈九辉, 李昱, 李顺成, 郭飚, 王峻   

  1. 中国地震局地质研究所, 地震动力学国家重点实验室, 北京, 100029
  • 通讯作者: 刘启元,男,1945年10月生,现任中国地震局地质研究所研究员,博士生导师,主要研究方向宽频带地震学和地球深部结构,E-mail:qyliu@ies.ac.cn。
  • 作者简介:齐少华,男,1983年生,2006年毕业于北京大学地球物理学系,中国地震局地质研究所在读硕士生,主要研究方向为接收函数和地壳各向异性,电话:010-62009151,E-mail:ricown@163.com.
  • 基金资助:
    国家重点基础研究发展计划项目(2004CB418402)资助

Abstract: From the teleseismic P-waveform data recorded at the dense mega seismic array deployed in the western Sichuan area by the State Key Laboratory of Earthquake Dynamics,Institute of Geology,China Earthquake Administration,we investigate the crustal anisotropy beneath the stations using waveform correlation method and weighted stacking method. As a preliminary result,we measured the fast polarization azimuth and time delay of the Ps converted wave in the receiver functions at 4 stations on both sides of Longmen Shan Faults. Our results show:1)The waveform correlation method is better than the weighted stacking method and it turns out not only the fast polarization azimuth,but also the time differences between the fast-and slow-wave; The results obtained by using the weighted stacking method are something undetermined due to that the symmetric axis of the crustal anisotropy medium is unclear previously; Application of both methods will be in favor of judging the reliability of the results. 2)The fast polarization azimuths are consistent each other at the stations in Sichuan Basin,suggesting the crust beneath Sichuan Basin has well integrality and a weak lateral deformation. 3)Taking the epicenter of the Wenchuan earthquake as a boundary,the fast polarization azimuth is parallel with the Longmen Shan Faults on the north side of the Sonpan-Ganzi block,and perpendicular to the faults on the south side. This suggests that under the obstruction of the Sichuan Basin,the soft lower crust beneath the north side of the Sonpan-Ganzi block has a NE direction extended deformation along the Longmen Shan Faults,and the crust on its south side is in the status of compressive deformation perpendicular to the faults. Our results can be used for interpreting the single-side rupture of the Wenchuan earthquake and the aftershock evolution.

Key words: MS 8.0 Wenchuan earthquake, Longmen Shan Faults, Western Sichuan seismic array, receiver function, crustal anisotropy

摘要: 利用中国地震局地质研究所地震动力学国家重点实验室在川西地区布设的大规模密集流动宽频带地震台阵记录的远震P波波形数据,分别采用波形互相关和加权叠加方法研究了地壳各向异性。作为初步结果,得到了龙门山断裂两侧4个宽频带流动台站的接收函数莫霍面Ps转换震相快波方向和分裂时间延迟。结果表明:1)波形互相关方法总体上优于方位加权叠加方法,它不但可以给出快波方位,而且可以给出快慢波的时间延迟;方位加权叠加方法测量结果存在不确定性,其原因在于难以确定介质各向异性对称轴的方位;同时采用上述2种不同方法研究地壳各向异性参数有助于判断测量结果的可靠性;2)四川盆地内快波偏振方位基本一致,表明四川盆地地壳整体性较好,横向非均匀变形较弱;3)以汶川地震主震的震中区为界,松潘-甘孜地块北侧快波偏振方位与龙门山断裂近于平行,表明在四川盆地坚硬地壳的阻挡作用下,龙门山断裂附近松潘-甘孜地块北侧可能存在中下地壳软弱物质沿断层向NE方向的扩张变形,而其南侧处于正向挤压的状态。该结果有助于解释汶川MS8.0地震的单侧破裂过程及其余震发育的特征。

关键词: 汶川8.0级地震, 龙门山断裂, 川西地震台阵, 接收函数, 地壳各向异性

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