Study on the crustal stress fi eld of the Tengchong volcanic area using composite focal mechanism method

We calculated the crustal stress field using the composite focal mechanism method based on the P-wave initial motion polarity data of the Tengchong volcanic area from January 2011 to April 2019 obtained from the Bulletin of Seismological Observations of Chinese stations.The magnitude range of earthquakes used in this study is 0–4,and their magnitudes are mainly approximately 1.0.To investigate the infl uence of the source location on the stress fi eld and obtain reliable stress fi elds of the study area,we applied the double-diff erence algorithm to relocate the seismic events,obtaining more accurate and reliable relative positions of seismic events with a clearer seismic belt.On the basis of relocation results,the study on the stress fi eld along the fault zone was conducted,and the infl uence of seismic event position on the stress fi eld was analyzed.Results show that,fi rst,the current stress regime in the shallow crust of the Tengchong volcanic area is strike-slip faulting,the orientation of the principal compressive stress axis is NE–SW,the orientation of the principal extension stress axis is SE–NW,the principal compressive and extension stress axes are nearly horizontal,and the dip angle of intermediate principal stress axis is relatively large.This reflects that the volcanic and seismic activities in the Tengchong volcanic area are mainly controlled by the collision and squeezing eff ect of the Indian–Eurasian plate.It also refl ects that the current tensile action caused by deep magma activity has little infl uence on the shallow crustal stress field.Second,the stress field along fault zones reveals that there exist local stress fi elds,such as the thrust stress regime at the strike-slip fault terminal area,which is consistent with the compressional area at the intersection of conjugate strike-slip faults indicated by previous study.Third,the stress fi eld results are consistent,regardless of using the original location in the bulletin or the relocated location,indicating that the infl uence of the event location error can be neglected when there are suffi cient data and refl ecting the stability of the composite focal mechanism method.The findings can serve as a reference for investigating geological structure movement,seismic activities,and volcanic activities in the Tengchong volcanic area.

Three-dimensional high-resolution velocity structure imaging and seismicity study of Yangbi Ms6.4 earthquake

In this study,based on the body wave arrival data of 5506 earthquakes recorded by 32 fi xed stations and 94 temporary stations in Yangbi and surrounding areas,the source parameters of Yangbi Ms6.4 earthquake sequence and three-dimensional(3-D)fi ne Vp,Vs,and Vp/Vs were inverted by using the consistency-constrained double-diff erence tomography method.The results showed that the focal depth after relocation was mostly in the range of 3–10 km,evidently nearly horizontally distributed,and concentrated in the weak area of the high-velocity body or at the side of the high-low-velocity body transition zone toward the high-velocity body,showing a good corresponding relationship with the velocity structure.The velocity structure in the Yangbi area has remarkably uneven characteristics.The seismic activity area is dominated by high-velocity bodies prone to brittle fracture near the surface.As the depth increases,low-velocity anomalies appear.A signifi cant diff erence was observed in the wave velocity ratio between the upper and lower sides of the seismically dense strip.Based on the focal mechanism of the Yangbi Ms6.4 earthquake and the fine 3-D velocity structure,this article concludes that the Yangbi Ms6.4 earthquake was caused by a strong regional tectonic stress concentrated in the relatively weak area by hard high-velocity bodies on the northwest sides.The Ms5.6 foreshock broke the inherent balance of regional stress and promoted the occurrence of the Yangbi Ms6.4 mainshock.Afterward,the stress was adjusted to a new equilibrium state through a large number of aftershocks,forming a foreshock–mainshock–aftershock type of seismic activity model.Based on the activity law of the Yangbi Ms6.4 earthquake sequence and characteristics of the 3D velocity structure distribution,this paper speculates that the seismogenic structure of the Yangbi earthquake was possibly a northwest strike-slip buried fault with a depth of 3–10 km on the southwest side of the Weixi–Qiaohou fault.