According to the feature of Hindukush-Pamirs intermediate focus earthquake belt with a S-shaped pattern of dip direction reversion by using the data of earthquake catalogues obtained by seismic networks in Xinjiang an...According to the feature of Hindukush-Pamirs intermediate focus earthquake belt with a S-shaped pattern of dip direction reversion by using the data of earthquake catalogues obtained by seismic networks in Xinjiang and Mid-Asia area of the former Soviet Union, by means of focal mechanism solution and tectonic stress analysis, it is considered that the intermediate focus earthquake belt is possibly formed by the compression rupture which is caused by the collision between Indian and European Plates in the lithosphere of the upper mantle. Under the action of torsion moment, the continuous torsional break of reverse part of the earthquake belt might be the reason why the intermediate focus strong earthquakes occur repeatedly in the same place. In this paper, the boundary line between the intermediate focus earthquake belt and the shallow focus earthquake region of the western part of south Tianshan is also defined from the angle of seismicity division.展开更多
The change of the structure of seismic event sequences in focal area in preparation period of strong earthquakes has been studied. Findings show that weak earthquake clustering in time increases in earlier stage of fo...The change of the structure of seismic event sequences in focal area in preparation period of strong earthquakes has been studied. Findings show that weak earthquake clustering in time increases in earlier stage of forming of focal area. However,spatial clustering of seismic events rises at the latest stage.展开更多
文摘According to the feature of Hindukush-Pamirs intermediate focus earthquake belt with a S-shaped pattern of dip direction reversion by using the data of earthquake catalogues obtained by seismic networks in Xinjiang and Mid-Asia area of the former Soviet Union, by means of focal mechanism solution and tectonic stress analysis, it is considered that the intermediate focus earthquake belt is possibly formed by the compression rupture which is caused by the collision between Indian and European Plates in the lithosphere of the upper mantle. Under the action of torsion moment, the continuous torsional break of reverse part of the earthquake belt might be the reason why the intermediate focus strong earthquakes occur repeatedly in the same place. In this paper, the boundary line between the intermediate focus earthquake belt and the shallow focus earthquake region of the western part of south Tianshan is also defined from the angle of seismicity division.
文摘The change of the structure of seismic event sequences in focal area in preparation period of strong earthquakes has been studied. Findings show that weak earthquake clustering in time increases in earlier stage of forming of focal area. However,spatial clustering of seismic events rises at the latest stage.
