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EARTHQUAKE ›› 2020, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (2): 91-99.doi: 10.12196/j.issn.1000-3274.2020.02.007

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Using Parkinson Vector Analysis to Detect the Geomagnetic Changes in the Sichuan Changning 6.0 Earthquakesof June 17, 2019

AISA Yisimayili1,2, CHEN Jie-hong2, MAO Zhi-qiang2   

  1. 1.Earthquake Agency of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi 830011, China;
    2.China University of Geoscience (Wuhan), Wuhan Hubei 430074, China
  • Received:2019-11-28 Online:2020-04-30 Published:2020-04-24

Abstract: Seismo-magnetic anomalies induced from the existence of current and/or high-conductivity materials have been widely reported. The Parkinson vectors derived from geomagnetic data at 3 stations were obtained via the magnetic transfer function and discussed with respect to the location (104.9°E, 28.34°N) and the depth (19 km) of the Changning earthquake on June 17, 2019 in Sichuan province. Azimuth distribution constructed from the entire Parkinson vectors during the observation period is utilized to estimate the persistent background (i.e., underlying inhomogeneous tectonic structures) at each station. The normalized background distribution is subtracted from the normalized monitoring distributions computed using the azimuths of the Parkinson vectors within a 15-day moving window to determine the anomalous azimuths of high-conductivity materials. The analytical results show that high-conductivity materials appeared before 1~2 week and in areas about 15 km away from the epicenter reported by the China earthquake networks center.

Key words: Changning 6.0 earthquake, Seismo-magnetic anomalies, Parkinson vector, Geomagnetic induction vectors

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