2023年甘肃积石山6.2级地震区域地壳形变特征分析

Analysis of Crustal Deformation of the 2023 Ms 6.2 Jishishan Earthquake in Gansu Province

  • 摘要: 2023年12月18日23时59分甘肃临夏州积石山县发生了Ms 6.2级地震。震中所在的拉脊山断裂带在调节区域构造变形过程中起着重要作用,研究该地震的地壳形变对认识区域构造活动特征至关重要。利用Sentinel-1 SAR卫星数据,基于雷达差分干涉测量技术(Differential Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar,DInSAR)和小基线集技术(Small Baseline Subset,SBAS)获取了该地震升降轨InSAR同震及震间形变场,并融合震间GNSS资料获取了震间三维地壳形变场。综合大地测量、地质、大地电磁以及余震精定位数据认为,此次地震是青藏高原北东向扩展过程中一次区域应力调节的结果,发震主断层位于倾向SWW的拉脊山北缘断裂南段,地震发生时,该主冲断层带动着NEE倾的反冲断层共同隆起,造成地表沿雷达视线方向(Line ofSight,LOS)最大抬升了8.9 cm。以InSAR同震形变为约束,反演得到发震断层最大同震滑移0.24 m,位于地下13.4 km,累计地震矩1.93×1018 N·m,合矩震级Mw 6.1。此外,以三维地壳形变场为约束,反演得到发震断层震间走滑速率约1.9 mm/a,倾滑速率约2.4 mm/a,闭锁深度约17 km。受此次地震影响,拉脊山断裂东南段、倒淌河-临夏断裂中南段以及西秦岭北缘断裂西端等段落未来的地震危险性值得关注。

     

    Abstract: Objectives: An earthquake with Ms 6.2 occurred in Jishishan county, Gansu province on December 18th, 2023. Due to the lack of prior observations, the crustal deformation of the study area is still not clear, hindering the understanding of the mechanism of the earthquake. Methods: To solve this issue, we collect co- and pre-seismic Sentinel-1 SLC images covering the study area, and use D-InSAR (Differential Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar) and SBAS (Small Baseline Subset) technology to obtain the co-seismic and inter-seismic deformation, respectively. Furthermore, both inter-seismic InSAR and GNSS observations are integrated to obtain the high-accuracy and high-resolution three-dimensional deformation field. Subsequently, we invert the slip distribution of the seismogenic fault using the Steepest Descent Method (SDM) program with the constraint of coseismic deformation. The fault model is constructed based on 3D electrical structure, aftershocks, and InSAR deformation field. In addition, we invert the dextral strike slip rate, dip slip, and locking depth of the seismogenic fault with the constraint of three-dimensional deformation. Results: Both ascending and descending coseismic InSAR deformation exhibit symmetrical elliptical uplift with a maximum uplift of 8.9 cm along the radar line of sight direction, indicating a thrust earthquake, and there is no obvious surface rupture. The seismogenic fault is mainly characterized by reverse movement and did not rupture the surface, and the peak slip is 0.24 m at the depth of 13.4 km. The geodetic moment is~1.93×1018 N·m, corresponding to an Mw 6.1 event. The dextral strike slip and dip slip rate of the seismogenic fault are~1.9 mm/a and~2.4 mm/a, respectively. The locking depth of the seismogenic fault is about 17 km, close the the depth of this earthquake. Conclusions: The seismogenic fault may be a SWW-dipping hidden fault near the southern segment of the Northern Lajishan Fault, which thrusts towards the basin direction and parallel to the Lajishan fault. The main seismogenic fault may be southern segment of the the SWW-dipping Northern Lajishan Fault. This main thrust fault and the NEE dipping back-thrust fault jointly uplift when the earthquake occurs. The Static Coulomb stress calculation result indicates that the future seismic risk of the southern section of the Northern Lajishan Fault, the southern end of the Southern Lajishan Fault, the central and southern section of the Daotanghe-Linxia fault, and the western end of the Northern West Qinling Fault cannot be ignored. This earthquake is the result of a regional stress regulation under the the northeast expansion of the Tibet Plateau.

     

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