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Spatial variation of crustal strain in the Kachchh region, India: Implication on the Bhuj earthquake of 2001

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JOURNAL OF GEODYNAMICS
卷 61, 期 -, 页码 1-11

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PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2012.07.003

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Intraplate seismicity; Neotectonics; Strike-slip zones; Strain partitioning; Strength envelope

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  1. Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India

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The Kachchh province of Western India is a major seismic domain in an intraplate set-up. This seismic zone is located in a rift basin, which was developed during the early Jurassic break-up of the Gondwanaland. The crustal strain determined from the GPS velocity data of post-seismic time period following the 2001 Bhuj earthquake indicates a maximum strain rate of similar to 266 x 10(-9) per year along N013 degrees. Focal mechanism solutions of the main event of 26 January 2001 and the aftershocks show that the maximum principal stress axis is close to this high strain direction. Maximum shear strain rate determined from the GPS data of the area has similar orientation. The unusually high strain rate is comparable in magnitude to the continental rift systems. The partitioning of the regional NE-SW horizontal stress (SHmax) by the pre-existing EW-striking boundary fault developed the strike-slip components parallel to the regional faults, the normal components perpendicular to the faults, NE-striking conjugate Riedel shear fractures and tension fractures. The partitioned normal component of the stress is considered to be the major cause for compression across the regional EW faults and development of the second-order conjugate shear fractures striking NE-SW and NW-SE. The NE-striking transverse faults parallel to the anti-Riedel shear planes have become critical under these conditions. These anti-Riedel planes are interpreted to be critical for the seismicity of the Kachchh region. The high strain rate in this area of low to moderate surface heat flow is responsible for deeper position of the brittle-ductile transition and development of deep seated seismic events in this intraplate region. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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