Abstract:

No earthquake greater than M6 has been documented on the Yilan-Yitong Fault,and no trace of activity since the late pleistocene has been seen either at the northeastern section of the famed Tanlu grand fault zone in eastern China.Thus this fault is recognized active in the early Quaternary and capable of generating moderate quakes.By analyzing high-resolution satellite images and field work,a 70km-long geomorphic scarp in Tonghe County of Heilongjiang Province and a 10km-long geomorphic scarp in Shulan County of Jilin Province were discovered.The scarps are 1～2m high and offset the young terraces.Subsequently,the trench at Tonghe County revealed fault displacement which almost reaches the surface.The uppermost stratum dislocated by the fault is dated to be 1730±40 years B.P.Analysis of geomorphic feature of the fault scarp and the trench profile suggests that an M≥7 paleoearthquake occurred along the fault since 1730±40 B.P.The trench at Shulan County reveals the faulted late Pleistocene stratum covered by stratum dated to be 2360±40 years B.P.All these data suggest that some segments of Yilan-Yitong Fault are active since Holocene and M7 earthquake occurred.So,further detailed research will be necessary to determine the range of the latest activity of this fault,the time of the rupture and recurrence intervals of major earthquakes.These data will be of great significance for earthquake zonation and assessment of seismic risk in this region.

Key words: Yilan-Yitong Fault, surface rupture, fault scarp, Holocene

摘要：

郯庐断裂带东北段依兰-伊通断裂历史上没有发生过6级以上地震,一般认为是第四纪早期活动断裂,为中强地震发震构造。通过高分辨率卫星影像解译和野外调查,在该断裂多个段落发现断错河流Ⅰ级阶地等全新世地貌面、高1～2m的地表陡坎。其中,在通河县附近的最新地表陡坎长约70km,舒兰附近的最新地表陡坎长约10km。分别对黑龙江通河县和吉林舒兰县的陡坎进行了探槽开挖,发现通河段断层断错至近地表,被断错的最新地层年龄为距今(1 730±40)a,舒兰段断层断错晚更新世地层,被距今(2 360±40)a的黑色炭质黏土覆盖。这些资料表明依兰-伊通断裂至少部分段落为全新世以来的活动断裂,并且发生过7级以上强震。因此,有必要对依兰-伊通断裂晚第四纪以来的活动特征开展详细研究,以查明该断裂的空间分布、最新活动时代、分段特征、大震重复间隔等,为评价未来地震危险性及地震区划等提供依据,对东北地区的防震减灾具有重要意义。

关键词: 依兰-伊通断裂, 地表破裂, 断层陡坎, 全新世