期刊
JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
卷 138, 期 -, 页码 477-483出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2017.02.029
关键词
Tidal Coulomb failure stress; Ning'er area; Tidal phase; Schuster's test; Schuster spectrum
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41574043]
To investigate the potential effect of tidal modulation on the seismicity in the Ning'er area, a seismically and geothermally active zone in Yunnan Province, China, we studied the correlation between Earth tides and the occurrence of M >= 6.0 earthquakes dating back to 1970, as well as their aftershock sequences, using theoretically calculated tidal stresses and a statistical test. The results show a significant correlation between Earth tides and the occurrence of earthquakes. Six of seven main events occurred when the Earth tide increased the Coulomb failure stress on the source fault. Four main events occurred in a narrow range of phase angle corresponding to the maximum loading rate of tidal stress. Furthermore, the histories of the aftershock sequence as a function of the tidal phases demonstrate clear tidal modulation with a high significance. Thus, we conclude that Earth tides have a clear role in triggering (or modulating) the rupture of the fault systems in the Ning'er area. (C) 2017 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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