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20 April 2018, Volume 40 Issue 2

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REGIONAL SEISMIC ENERGY RELEASE AND RELATIVE MOTION BETWEEN BLOCKS ON BOTH SIDES OF YISHU FAULT ZONE

ZHU Cheng-lin, GAN Wei-jun, JIA Yuan, LI Jie, YIN Hai-tao, KONG Xiang-yang

2018, 40(2):  299-309.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4967.2018.02.001

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Following the 11 March 2011 Japan M_W9.0 earthquake, frequent moderate and small events occurred on the Yishu fault zone and its either side. Using continuous GPS data and a sliding block model, this work studies the relationship between the energy release of these shocks and the block relative motion of either side of the Yishu fault zone. The results show that(1)the equivalent magnitude M from released energy and the two blocks' relative motion are well correlated when earthquakes are selected in a retrieval circle(whose center is the midpoint of the Yishu fault zone)with a radius of 250~500km and using a sliding time window of 3~10 months. The best correlation coefficient between M and the two blocks' relative motion is 0.74 and the T test shows a significant linear correlation between them.(2)Spatial distribution of the correlation coefficients shows that the relative motion of the blocks on both sides affects the energy release in the area from the north part of Yishu fault zone to the Jiaodong Peninsula area and southwest Shandong-Henan border area obviously.(3)Since June 2014, the relative motion of the two blocks on both sides of the Yishu fault zone presents a wave of change, which may be an expression of the accumulation of seismic strain energy in the Yishu fault zone and its two sides. The linear relationship between the equivalent magnitude M from released energy and two blocks' relative motion V can be fitted by linear equation M=0.51*V+3.9, showing that strain energy accumulation could be released by the moderate and small earthquakes in a timely manner, which may favorable to delay the seismic risk in the study area. It also shows, on the other hand, that earthquake energy was not released so completely in the study area since the end of 2015 to 2016, which is likely associated with the Changdao earthquake swarm in 2017.

SPATIO-TEMPORAL STRESS FIELD VARIATION IN THE CENTRAL LONGMENSHAN FAULT ZONE AFTER THE 2008 WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKE FROM FOCAL MECHANISM SOLUTIONS OF SMALL EARTHQUAKES

JIANG Min, CHEN Jiu-hui, Yasuto Kuwahara, Reiken Matsushita

2018, 40(2):  310-322.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4967.2018.02.002

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We determined the focal mechanism solutions(FMS)of aftershocks of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake using the waveform data recorded by the Western Sichuan movable seismic array. We further obtained the spatio-temporal variation of the stress field by inverting the stress tensors from these data. The results show that the FMSs of the small earthquakes are primarily reverse faulting with considerable number of normal and strike-slip. The proportion of reverse type earthquakes clearly increases with time, and the spatial distribution of the FMSs is closely related with local geology and the characteristics of the deep faults. The stress tensor inversion results reveal that the orientations of the maximum horizontal compressive stress(S_H)shortly after the mainshock in each area are mainly in EW to NWW-SEE directions, while in the area along Xiaoyudong-to-Lixian aftershock branch it is in NE-SW direction in shallow crust. This implies that the stress field at the early stage after the Wenchuan earthquake is mainly controlled by the dynamic stress change caused by the rupture propagation, and the conspicuous factor determining the S_H direction is the characteristics of the rupture plane. Temporal variations of the stress tensors show that the stress regimes at depth changed from a mixture of reverse and strike-slip faulting to pure reverse, implying that local Coulomb stress caused by the main shock is released through strike-slip faulting and gradually recovers into the background stress field. The change of stress in the shallow subsurface follows that in the deep subsurface with observable time delay.

DEEP STRUCTURE OF NORTHERN HENAN PROVINCE AND ADJACENT AREAS DERIVED FROM GRAVITY AND SEISMIC SOUNDING DATA IN RELATION TO DISTRIBUTION OF EARTHQUAKES

JIANG Lei, XU Zhi-ping, FANG Sheng-ming, YANG Li-pu, LI Yi-qing, XU Shun-qiang

2018, 40(2):  323-336.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4967.2018.02.003

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We conduct the wave field separation of the gravity field for northern Henan Province and adjacent areas by the wavelet multi-scale decomposition method, and obtain multi-order gravity wavelet details and regional gravity field information. Then the Parker density surface inversion is used to invert the Moho interface. Based on the analysis of wavelet details in different orders and results of three seismic sounding profiles available in this area, we attempt to reveal the deep crustal structure of the study area. Research results show that the crustal structure is dominated by uneven density distribution accompanied by uplifts and depressions in the region with obvious heterogeneities of the density in horizontal and vertical directions. The gravity field characteristics in the middle-upper crust correspond to the surface topography, the lower crust is dominated by the large-scale high-low gravity anomalies, and several major depression basins show the characteristics of low velocity and low density. At the same time, the depth of the Moho interface changes greatly, which forms the block structure pattern of the regional crustal thickness. Among these features, the area with relatively large variations of the Moho is located in the transition zone of the basin to the Taihang Mountains, or exactly the Moho mutation belt. The Moho interface of the basin area as a whole is dominated by the uplift intertwined with local variations, of which the least and largest depths are 31km and 37km, respectively. Due to the gravity isostasy, the crustal thickness is larger(about 41km)in the northwest of the Taihang Mountains, with less average crustal density. In the study area, earthquakes tend to occur around the transition zone with density changes where the Moho is locally convex. The seismogenic mechanism may be associated with upwelling of upper mantle materials, low-velocity and low-density structures in the middle-lower crust and connection of deep large faults. Moreover, the deep large faults play a controlling role in the distribution of regional earthquakes.

C-RESPONSE OF GEOMAGNETIC DEPTH SOUNDING ON A 1D THIN SHELL MODEL

LI Shi-wen, WENG Ai-hua, TANG Yu, ZHANG Yan-hui, LI Jian-ping, YANG Yue

2018, 40(2):  337-348.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4967.2018.02.004

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This paper tries to formulate the C-response of geomagnetic depth sounding(GDS)on an Earth model with finite electrical conductivity. The computation is performed in a spherical coordinate system. The Earth is divided into a series of thin spherical shells. The source is approximated by a single spherical harmonic P₁⁰ due to the spatial structure of electrical currents in the magnetosphere. The whole solution space is separated into inner and external parts by the Earth surface. Omitting displacement current, the magnetic field in the external space obeys Laplacian equation, while in the inner part, due to the finite conductivity, the electromagnetic fields obey Helmholtz equation. To connect the magnetic fields in the inner and external space, the continuity condition of magnetic fields is used on the Earth surface. The external magnetic fields are expressed by the inner and external source coefficients, from which a new parameter called C-response is computed from the inner coefficient divided by the external coefficient, thus normalizing the actual source strength. The inner magnetic fields in each layer can be recursively derived by the continuity boundary condition of both normal and tangential components of the magnetic field from the initial boundary condition at core-mantle-boundary. The consistency of our C-responses with that from a typical 1-D global model validates the accuracy of the proposed algorithm. Numerical results also show that the C-response estimated from the geomagnetic transfer function method will deviate exceeding 5%from the actual response at longer periods than about 10⁶s, which means that ignoring the curvature of the Earth at extreme long periods will make inversion result unreliable. Therefore, an accurate C-response should be computed in order to lay a solid foundation for reliable inversion.

VARIATIONS OF THE GRAVITY FIELD AND QUANTITATIVE PARAMETER ANALYSIS BEFORE THE 2016 MENYUAN M_S6.4 EARTHQUAKE

WANG Tong-qing, CHEN Shi, LIANG Wei-feng, LIU Jin-zhao

2018, 40(2):  349-360.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4967.2018.02.005

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The gravity field is one of the basic physical fields of the earth. The non-tidal time-space dynamic changes of the gravity field have full and clear physical meaning, which can reflect the material change and deformation process in the earth and are closely related to earthquakes that occur in the crust. Therefore the changes of the gravity field before earthquakes are often considered as a physical precursor. Variations of gravity at certain spatial and temporal scales can be obtained by campaign gravity observations. Usually, in such surveys the distribution of measurement sites are not uniform due to the natural conditions of the land surface. So the variation of the gravity field over time and the measurement error are largely at the same level. Because of dominant relative gravimeters, the changes of segment differences in relative site values are more reliable. Considering these issues, this work designs a method to represent the segment differences in gravity changes and defines a new parameter of G value to evaluate the changes of the gravity field. Using this approach, we examine the changes of gravity during 2009 to 2015 before the 21 January 2016 Menyuan M_S6.4 earthquake. The results show that the method proposed in this work can effectively describe the changes of the gravity field in the seismic area, which can provide a new line of thought for the quantitative description of the gravity precursor associated with earthquakes.

EARTHQUAKE-CAUSED SEISMIC VOLCANIC ROCKS AND THIXOTROPIC DEFORMATION OF SOFT SEDIMENTS IN THE UPPER CRETACEOUS SHIJIATUN MEMBER, JIAOZHOU CITY

TIAN Hong-shui, WANG Hua-lin, ZHU Jie-wang, ZHANG Shen-he

2018, 40(2):  361-376.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4967.2018.02.006

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A lot of seismic volcanic rocks and strong earthquake-induced thixotropic deformation structures in soft mud-sandy sediments(seismites)were identified from the Upper Cretaceous Shijiatun Member of the Hongtuya Formation for the first time in Jiaozhou City of the Zhucheng Sag, eastern China. Seismic volcanic rocks are volcanic rocks with co-seismic deformation structures which were produced by major earthquakes destroying volcano ejecta. Seismites are sediment layers with soft-sediment deformation structures formed by strong earthquake triggering saturated or semi-consolidated soft sediments to produce liquefaction, thixotropy, faults, cracks and filling and so forth. The Shijiatun Member of the Hongtuya Formation mainly consists of basaltic volcano rocks interbedded with mud-sandy(muddy sand and sandy mud)deposition layers of the river-lake facies. In the Shijiatun Member, main types of seismic volcanic rocks are shattered basalts with co-seismic fissures and seismic basaltic breccias. The thixotropic deformations of soft mud-sandy sediments mainly include thixotropic mud-sandy veins and thixotropic mud-sandy layers with tortuous boundaries. Under the strong earthquake action, saturated mud-sandy sediments could not be liquefied, instead resulting in thixotropy, i.e. their texture can be damaged and their flow-ability or rheology becomes strong. Because basaltic volcano rocks were damaged(shattered, seismic broken), a major earthquake can lead to thixotropic mud-sandy sediments flowing along seismic fissures in basalts, resulting in the formation of deformation structure of thixotropic veins, and boundaries between volcano rock and mud-sand layer became quite winding. Under the koinonia of gravity and vibration force, seismic breccia blocks sunk into thixotropic mud-sandy layers, resulting in the formation of inclusions of thixotropic mud-sandy sediments. Seismic intensity reflected by these strong earthquake records during the end stage of the Late Cretaceous was about Ⅶ to more than X degrees. The Shijiatun Member is mainly distributed in the south of the Baichihe fault in the northern Zhucheng Sag, and the fault has generated many strong tectonic and earthquake activities at the end of the late Cretaceous, also provided the channel for intrusion and eruption of basaltic magma then. At the end of the late Cretaceous, intermittent intrusion and eruption of basaltic magma took place along the Baichihe fault, meanwhile the volcano earthquakes took place or tectonic earthquakes were generated by the Baichihe fault which caused the deformation of the volcano lava and underlying strata of red saturated muddy-sand, resulting in the formation of various seismo-genesis deformations of volcanic rocks interbedded with mud-sandy sediment layers. Therefore, strong seismic events recorded by them should be responses to strong tectonic taphrogenesis of the Zhucheng Sag and intense activity of the Baichihe fault in the end of Late Cretaceous. In addition, these seismogenic deformation structures of rock-soil layers provide new data for the analysis of the failure effect produced by seismic force in similar rock-soil foundations.

EARTHQUAKE FOCAL MECANISMS IN THE DALIANGSHAN SUB-BLOCK AND ADJACENT AREAS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE REGIONAL STRESS FIELD

QI Yu-ping, ZHANG Zhi-wei, LONG Feng, XIAO Ben-fu, LIANG Ming-jian, LU Qian, JIANG Peng

2018, 40(2):  377-395.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4967.2018.02.007

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The Daliangshan sub-block is a boundary region among the Bayan Har block, the Sichuan-Yunnan block and the South China block. It hosts four major fault systems:The southwest to south trending Xianshuihe-Zemuhe Fault zone in the west, the Longmenshan fault zone is the northern boundary, the Zhaotong-Lianfeng fault zone in the south, and the NS-trending Mabian-Yanjin fault zone in the east. This study focused on focal mechanisms and the regional stress field of the Daliangshan sub-block to help understand the earthquake preparation process, tectonic deformation and seismic stress interaction in this area. We collected broadband waveform records from the Sichuan Seismic Network and used multiple 1-D velocity models to determine the focal mechanisms of moderate and large earthquakes(M_L ≥ 3.5)in the Daliangshan sub-block by using the CAP method. Results for 276 earthquakes from Jan 2010 to Aug 2016 show that the earthquakes are dominated by strike-slip and trust faulting, very few events have normal faulting and the mixed type. We then derived the regional distribution of the stress field through a damp linear inversion(DRSSI)using the focal mechanisms obtained in this study. Inversion results for the spatial pattern of the stress field in the block suggest that the entire region is predominantly under strike-slip and trust faulting regimes, largely consistent with the focal mechanisms. The direction of maximum compression axes is NW-NWW, and part of the area is slightly rotated, which is consistent with the GPS velocity field. Combining geodynamic background, this work suggests that because the Sichuan-Yunnan block is moving to SE and the Tibetan plateau to SE-E along major strike-slip faults, the stress field of the Daliangshan sub-block and its adjacent regions is controlled jointly by the Bayan Har block, the Sichuan-Yunnan block and the South China block.

FINE ELECTRICAL STRUCTURE BENEATH THE EPICENTER OF 1668 TANCHENG M_S8.5 EARTHQUAKE REVEALED BY MT SOUNDING

WENG Ai-hua, LI Jian-ping, FAN Xiao-ping, LI Si-rui, HAN Jiang-tao, LI Da-jun, LI Ya-bin, ZHAO Xiang-yang, TANG Yu

2018, 40(2):  396-409.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4967.2018.02.008

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In order to understand the mechanism of the 1668 M_S8.5 earthquake occurred in Tancheng, it is important to probe the fine deep geological structure beneath the epicenter. A MT profile 20km south of the epicenter has been deployed. There are 17 sites along the profile, with a 3km average separation. Signals in Ex, Ey, Hx and Hy were measured in a cross manner, with x-axis orientated to the north. Record length for each site was at least 20h. The impedance and phase at sites in high cultural noisy environment were estimated by remote reference technique. As the Tanlu Fault Zone(TLFZ)is in NNE, nearly northerly, thus YX mode was considered as TM mode. Gauss-Newton inversion was done in 2-D mode with only the TM impedance and phase as input data. The electrical sections of 10km and 40km depth were respectively obtained after 8 iterations. The both initial models were created by Bostic approximation. The sections reveal the following features.
The TLFZ consists of five faults, from east to west numbered as F₀ to F₄. F₁ is the primary fault, steeply dipping west down to mantle, which has turned into a buried one overthrust by the east dipping Fault F₀. F₂ and F₃ dip east at 45 degrees, parallel to F₄, truncated by F₁ at depth. F₄ dips east in the shallow subsurface and gradually dips to west toward depth through the entire crust merging with F₁ to form a bigger one. These four faults constitute a flower-shaped structure, showing the nature of strike-slip of the TLFZ, associated with normal faulting in the late Yanshanian to early Himalayan. F₁ dips west, overthrust by east-dipping F₀, implying the compression from the westward subduction of the Pacific plate, thus present-day compression is superposed on the early tensile and strike-slip feature.
Based on MT data, it is inferred that the 1668 Tancheng M8.5 earthquake occurred at the junction of F₁ and F₃ about 15km deep. Thus it was likely resulted from westward compression of the Pacific plate, leading to thrust of the Sulu uplift along F₀, inducing activity of F₁ at depth, reactivated F₃, and adjusting the stress distribution in the region.

INVESTIGATION TO LANDSLIDES TRIGGERED BY THE 1856 QIANJIANG-XIANFENG(DALUBA)EARTHQUAKE AND THEIR GENERATION MECHANISMS

ZHOU Xin, ZHOU Qing, GAO Shuai-po

2018, 40(2):  410-425.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4967.2018.02.009

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On 10 June 1856, an M61/4 earthquake occurred between Qianjiang, Chongqin and Xianfeng, Hubei, resulting in severe geologic hazard including a series of large-scale landslides. Based on previous work, combining field investigations and remote sensing imagery, we have mapped the locations of three landslides triggered by this event, dominated by slumps. Our field work included observations to every failure slopes and occurrence, lithology and joints of rocks in the surroundings. We also employed an unmanned air plane to take pictures of the study area, yielding high-resolution DEM and DOM data which permit to generate terrain contours with a 2m interval. With these field investigations, we have described the sizes and forms of each slump mass in detail, and studied their generation mechanisms. Our research suggests the following natural conditions are responsible for these seismic landslides. 1)In a tectonic stress field characterized by NW-SE directed principal compressive stress, the slopes received a seismic acceleration from NW to SE in a short time. 2)Strata dip in a direction consistent with the seismic motion, thus the slope was easy to slide along stratum interfaces. 3)The two sets of joints existing in rocks experienced long-term weathering, resulting in connection of partial structural planes and destruction to the intactness of rock bodies.

GEOLOGICAL HAZARD CHARACTERISTICS AND MACROSCOPIC EPICENTER OF NOVEMBER 25, 2016, ARKETAO, XINJIANG, M_W6.6 EARTHQUAKE

YAO Yuan, CHEN Jie, LI Tao, FU Bo, WANG Hao-ran, LI Yue-hua, CHEN Jian-bo

2018, 40(2):  426-439.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4967.2018.02.010

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The M_W6.6 Arketao earthquake occurred on November 25, 2016 in Muji Basin of the Kongur extensional system in the eastern Pamir. The region is the Pamir tectonic knot, one of the two structural knots where the India plate collides with the Eurasian plate. This region is one of the most active areas in mainland China. The seismogenic structure of the earthquake is preliminarily determined as the Muji dextral-slip fault which locates in the north of Kongur extensional system. Based on field surveys of seismic geological hazard, and combined with the characteristics of high altitude area and the focal mechanism solution, this paper summarizes the associated distribution and development characteristics of sandy soil liquefaction, ground fissures, collapse, and landslide. There are 2 macroscopic epicenters of the earthquake, that is, Weirima village and Bulake village. There are a lot of geological hazards distributed in the macroscopic epicenters. Sand liquefaction is mainly distributed in the south of Kalaarte River, and area of sand liquefaction is 1 000m². The liquefaction material gushed along the mouth of springs and ground fissures, because of the frozen soil below the surface. More than 60% of soil liquefactions are formed in the mouth of springs. According to the trenching, these liquefactions occurred in 1.8 meters underground in the gray green silty clay and silty sand layers. The ground fissures are mainly caused by brittle failure, and the deformation of upper frozen soil layer is caused by the deformation of lower soil layer. The ground fissures at Weirima village are distributed in a chessboard-like pattern in the flood plain of Kalaarte River. In the Bulake village, the main movement features of the ground fissure are tension and sinistral slip, and the directions of ground fissures are 90°~135°. The collapse and landslide are one of the important geological disasters in the disaster area. The rolling stones falling in landslide blocked the roads and smashed the wire rods, and the biggest rolling stone is 4 meters in length. We only found a small landslide in the earthquake area, but there are a large number of unstable slopes and potential landslides in the surroundings. The ground fissures associated with sand liquefaction are an important cause of serious damage to the buildings.

COMPARATIVE STUDY ON SHAKEMAPS OF PGA FOR THE NAPA M_W6.0 EARTHQUAKE ON 24 AUG. 2014 CONSTRAINED BY DIFFERENT CONDITIONS

CHEN Kun, YU Yan-xiang, GAO Meng-tan, KANG Chuan-chuan

2018, 40(2):  440-449.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4967.2018.02.011

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A brief description of the reliability of shakemaps is that shaking is relatively reliable near seismic recording stations, and is poorly constrained far away from stations where ground motion predictions must be relied on. We try to improve the reliability of the shakemap of the Napa earthquake constrained by the seismic source, the decay law of ground motion parameters(GMP)and the inter-earthquake bias correction term. Based on the point-ellipse and fault projection plane source model, using the method of rapid generating shakemaps considering site effects, the shakemap of peak ground acceleration(PGA)for the Napa earthquake M_W6.0, August 24, 2014 was prepared. In this process, 4 sets of ground motion prediction equations were used, including the long-and short-axis attenuation relationships in western China, the attenuation relationship of fault projection distances in the Sichuan-Tibet area and the attenuation relationship of Boore in the NGA-West2 project. Furthermore, the distribution of the shakemap was constrained by the seismic station observations, and the bias correction of the estimates were also be made by the deviation term between seismic observations and estimates. The differences of the shakemaps of different source characteristics, different attenuation relationship models, and whether or not a bias correction was considered were compared. It was concluded that the reliability of ground motion estimation is associated with unconstrained source dimensions for large earthquakes where the distance term in the GMPE is most uncertain. The addition of ground motion observations can reduce uncertainties over data-constrained portions of the map. The differences between the estimated values of different GMPE and the actual observed values can be reduced with the bias correction term applied in the shakemap, and the regional propagation characteristics of seismic waves for specific events are more reasonably described than before.

DISCUSSING THE INFLUENCE OF MAJOR EARTHQUAKE SEQUENCE IN THE LONGMENSHAN AREA ON THE LUSHAN EARTHQUAKE FROM STRESS EVOLUTION

LIAO Li, LI Ping-en, YANG Jian-si, LIU Pan, FENG Jian-zhou

2018, 40(2):  450-464.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4967.2018.02.012

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Calculating the coseismic static Coulomb stress change induced by an earthquake and interseismic stress change permits to explain the distribution of aftershocks, the earthquake sequence and other seismic observations. Four earthquakes greater than M7 have occurred in the Longmenshan area before the 2013 Lushan earthquake since 1900. This paper analyzes the influence of these four events on the Lushan earthquake, the stress evolution after the Lushan earthquake accompany with strong earthquake sequence on Longmenshan Fault, and the stress state of the gap between the Lushan and Wenchuan earthquakes. To address these issues would help future seismic risk assessment in the region. We construct a three dimensional finite element model based on the geological structure, the deep inversion results of density and velocity, and the GPS and the stress observation data. The simulation results show that the annual variation rate of Coulomb stress is higher on the Xianshuihe fault and southern segment of the Longmenshan fault, which is consistant with the regional seismicity. The coseismic Coulomb stresses induced by Kangding, Songpan, and Wenchuan earthquakes at the Lushan earthquake epicenter is greater than 0, implying that the three earthquakes may promote the occurrence of the Lushan earthquake, especially the Wenchuan earthquake. The viscous relaxation is remarkable which cannot be ignored in the analysis of stress evolution. From the stress evolution of this area, we can find that the gap between the Wenchuan and Lushan earthquakes is still at a relatively high stress level after the Lushan earthquake.

PALEOSEIMOLOGY AND LATE QUATERNARY SLIP RATE OF THE YOUSHASHAN FAULT AT SOUTHWESTERN MARGIN OF QAIDAM BASIN

XU Jian-hong, HUI Xu-hui, CHENG Hong-bin, ZHANG Xiao-liang, SHANG Si-qi

2018, 40(2):  465-479.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4967.2018.02.013

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The Youshashan Fault lies in the south flank of Yingxiongling anticline, southwestern margin of Qaidam Basin. The Yingxiongling anticline is one of the most active neotectonics, situated at the front of folds expanding southward in the Qaidam Basin. Research on the paleoseimology and Late Quaternary slip rate of this fault is important for hazard assessment and understanding tectonic deformation in this area. We excavated a 27-m-long trench across the Youshashan fault where a pressure bridge formed on the Holocene alluvial fans, measured a profile of the fold scarp created by the fault west of the Youshashan mountain, and collected several samples of finer sands for luminescence dating. Analysis of these data shows that(1) The Youshashan Fault is a Holocene active feature. The fold scarp in the basin indicates that this fault has been active along a same surface trace since at least mid-late Pleistocene. At least two paleoseismic events are revealed by trenching, both occurred in Holocene. The latest event Ⅱ in the trench happened after 500a. The current information fails to confidently support that it is the 1977 Mangya M6.4 earthquake, but cannot excludes the possibility of it is related to this earthquake. The other event Ⅰ occurred about between 1 000a to 4 000a. Erosion after the event Ⅰ prevents us to constrain the event age and to identify more events further. (2)The vertical slip rate of the Youshashan fault is about(0.38±0.06)mm/a since mid-late Pleistocene. Comparing with relative speeds of GPS sites across the Yingxiongling anticline suggests that the Youshashan fault is an important structure which is accommodating crustal shortening in this region.

STUDY FOR ABNORMAL VARIATIONS OF UNDERGROUND FLUID IN LIJIANG AREA, YUNNAN PROVINCE BEFORE LUDIAN M_S6.5 EARTHQUAKE IN 2014

YANG Zhu-zhuan, DENG Zhi-hui, YANG Yue-wen, DENG Sheng-chang, LI Qing

2018, 40(2):  480-498.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4967.2018.02.014

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The study is based on the underground fluid observation data in Lijiang area, northwest Yunnan Province. The data include the water level and temperature in Dangxiao well and Jinjia well, and the ion measurements in Ganze spring. Combining with the data of regional hydrogeology, rainfall, well structures, and the geothermal gradient, we analyzed the variations of each measurement item before the Ludian M_S6.5 earthquake on August 3, 2014 and discussed the possible mechanism for the abnormal variations. The water levels of both Dangxiao well and Jinjia well are influenced by local rainfall, but the former shows hysteresis according to rainy seasons and is the long trend influence; while the latter shows synchronization between high water level and rainy season, indicating good connection between well water and shallow aquifer. The recharge water for Dangxiao well is in relatively low temperature, and the temperature sensor is located at the major connecting section between the well water and the aquifer; the water temperature variation is mainly affected by the discharge status and variation of water level. The Jinjia well is always in static level, and the temperature sensor is below the major connecting section between the well water and aquifer, so the water temperature is affected little by water level variations and in smooth fluctuation. The recharge source for Ganze spring can generally increase the contents of calcium and magnesium ions, so does the conductivity. The water level data of Dangxiao well since 2012 are decomposed with wavelet technique. The results, excluding such high-frequency components as the noise and the semidiurnal and daily wave components influenced by earth tide, are further processed with difference method in order to eliminate the trend effect. The results show that the relative change of water level is enhanced and in relatively rapid increase before the Ludian M_S6.5 earthquake; the corresponding water temperature values are high. The tendency of water level in Jinjia well displays descending, while the corresponding water temperature shows ascending. The content of calcium ion, magnesium ion, bicarbonate ion, and conductivity of Ganze spring are descending, while the content of fluoride ion is ascending. The abnormal variations of underground fluid in Lijiang area appeared in turns and were accompanied with minor earthquakes before Ludian M_S6.5 earthquake, which indicates enhancing of regional stress and increasing of fluid activity.

A KEY TECHNOLOGY FOR MONITORING STRESS BY TEMPERATURE: MULTICHANNEL TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM WITH HIGH PRECISION AND LOW POWER CONSUMPTION

ZHANG Zhi-he, CHEN Shun-yun, LIU Pei-xun

2018, 40(2):  499-510.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4967.2018.02.015

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Experimental and theoretical researches have confirmed that changes in crustal stress can be monitored by the in situ bedrock temperature. Monitoring stress by temperature requires the high-precision and multi-channel temperature measurement system. We have developed such a system, based on the several refinements. The key parameters on temperature measurement system mainly include:1)the accuracy is better than 1.0mK. At the 99.5%confidence level, the accuracy reaches 0.5mK. This system can be used to detect the change of magnitude of a few tenths to several MPa. The sampling period can be set, depending on remote control. The sampling period is usually set 5 or 15 minutes. 2)A system has up to 20 channels, and commonly uses for 8 or 12 channels. 3)This system has a significant performance in low power consumption. The power is supplied by lead-acid battery with 12 volt. It is at least 2 years that a lead-acid battery, with contents of 120Ah12V, can supply the power for a system with 8 channels. In conclusion, multichannel temperature measurement system with high precision and low power consumption is designed and realized. Specially, the performance in low power consumption is of great significance, which can greatly reduce the maintenance cost after the measurement station is constructed. This temperature measurement system provides a basic technology for monitoring changes in crustal stress with bedrock temperature.