The source parameters of the Yingjiang earthquake sequences in 2008 are obtained by applying spectral analysis and Brunes source model,based on the digital waveform data recorded by the Yunnan Digital Seismic Network....The source parameters of the Yingjiang earthquake sequences in 2008 are obtained by applying spectral analysis and Brunes source model,based on the digital waveform data recorded by the Yunnan Digital Seismic Network.The correlation coefficients are calculated using the low-frequency spectral amplitudes of 2 events recorded by a same station,then,events with similar focal mechanism are grouped using the clustering analysis method.Compared to the obtained focal mechanisms,it is found that there are good correlations with the azimuth of P axes in each clustering group,and the larger the correlation coefficient,the closer the azimuths of P axes.We divide the Yingjiang area into 3 regions to analyze the stress level and stress direction by combining the source parameters and the mean focal mechanism of each group.The results show:The change and transformation of the focal mechanism types at different stages can represent the temporal characteristics of the regional stress field.If the earthquake focal mechanism types are concentrated in a time period and switch to the direction of regional stress field,it may be a sign of strong earthquake.There is some relationship between the stress drop and the type of focal mechanism.Those earthquakes with stress fields revealed by focal mechanism types closer to the regional tectonic stress field will have higher stress drop,while those with the focal mechanism-revealed stress fields differing a lot from the regional tectonic stress field will generally have a lower stress drop.展开更多
基金funded under the National Science and Technology Support Program of the 12th "Five-year Plan",China(2012BAK19B02)
文摘The source parameters of the Yingjiang earthquake sequences in 2008 are obtained by applying spectral analysis and Brunes source model,based on the digital waveform data recorded by the Yunnan Digital Seismic Network.The correlation coefficients are calculated using the low-frequency spectral amplitudes of 2 events recorded by a same station,then,events with similar focal mechanism are grouped using the clustering analysis method.Compared to the obtained focal mechanisms,it is found that there are good correlations with the azimuth of P axes in each clustering group,and the larger the correlation coefficient,the closer the azimuths of P axes.We divide the Yingjiang area into 3 regions to analyze the stress level and stress direction by combining the source parameters and the mean focal mechanism of each group.The results show:The change and transformation of the focal mechanism types at different stages can represent the temporal characteristics of the regional stress field.If the earthquake focal mechanism types are concentrated in a time period and switch to the direction of regional stress field,it may be a sign of strong earthquake.There is some relationship between the stress drop and the type of focal mechanism.Those earthquakes with stress fields revealed by focal mechanism types closer to the regional tectonic stress field will have higher stress drop,while those with the focal mechanism-revealed stress fields differing a lot from the regional tectonic stress field will generally have a lower stress drop.
