The mainshock location of the Badong MsS. 1 earthquake is determined using four location methods ： the simplex method, HYP2000, hyposat, and locSAT; the 350 aftershocks over 3 months are relocated using the double di...The mainshock location of the Badong MsS. 1 earthquake is determined using four location methods ： the simplex method, HYP2000, hyposat, and locSAT; the 350 aftershocks over 3 months are relocated using the double difference location method. The results indicate that aftershocks are distributed as bands along the NEE direction and that the aftershocks 1 month after the mainshock, which are mainly distributed in the west of the mainshock and near the Gaoqiao fault, arc shallow earthquakes within 5 km; the depth of each after- shock after one month is deeper, and two distinct fault planes, for which the geological occurrence is similar to the Gaoqiao and Zhoujiashan-Niukou fault, are shaped. The frequency-spectrum analysis of the recorded wave- form in 12 seismic events indicates that the corner frequency of the mainshock is significantly lower than that of its aftershock and is also lower than a tectonic earthquake of the same magnitude. We considered that this result is related to the constraint of the parameter calibration relationship in the focal spectrum and the lithology change due to water erosion. Combined with the focal mechanism and geological tectonic setting, we conclude that the occurrence of the earthquake is related to the activity of the Daping and Gaoqiao fault and is a reser- voir-induced tectonic seismicity.展开更多
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文摘The mainshock location of the Badong MsS. 1 earthquake is determined using four location methods ： the simplex method, HYP2000, hyposat, and locSAT; the 350 aftershocks over 3 months are relocated using the double difference location method. The results indicate that aftershocks are distributed as bands along the NEE direction and that the aftershocks 1 month after the mainshock, which are mainly distributed in the west of the mainshock and near the Gaoqiao fault, arc shallow earthquakes within 5 km; the depth of each after- shock after one month is deeper, and two distinct fault planes, for which the geological occurrence is similar to the Gaoqiao and Zhoujiashan-Niukou fault, are shaped. The frequency-spectrum analysis of the recorded wave- form in 12 seismic events indicates that the corner frequency of the mainshock is significantly lower than that of its aftershock and is also lower than a tectonic earthquake of the same magnitude. We considered that this result is related to the constraint of the parameter calibration relationship in the focal spectrum and the lithology change due to water erosion. Combined with the focal mechanism and geological tectonic setting, we conclude that the occurrence of the earthquake is related to the activity of the Daping and Gaoqiao fault and is a reser- voir-induced tectonic seismicity.
