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EARTHQUAKE ›› 2017, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (3): 138-147.

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Spatial Correlation Anomalies of Geomagnetic Vertical Component Diurnal Variation before Yingjiang M6.1 and Ludian M6.5 Earthquakes

DAI Yong1,FENG Zhi-sheng2,YANG Yan-ming1,LIANG Ying1,GE Gen1   

  1. 1.Earthquake Administration of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hohhot 010010, China;
    2.Earthquake Administration of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing 210014, China
  • Received:2016-09-26 Published:2019-08-09

Abstract: There are significant anomalies at the geomagnetic stations in southwest region of China before the 2014 Yingjiang M6.1 earthquake and the Ludian M6.5 one. We processed the geomagnetic vertical component diurnal variation data by the spatial correlation method. The results show that, during the period from 1st April to 20th May, there existed quasi-synchronous decrease changes in coefficient curves between the five geomagnetic stations including Guiyang, Hechi, Nanshan, Muli, Yongning and the Xinyi and Hongshan stations. Furthermore, there was a high gradient zone in the normalized correlation coefficient contour map with background values removed. The epicenters of the Yingjiang M6.1 earthquake and the M6.5 Ludian earthquake were respectively located in the gradient zone or near the gradient zone.

Key words: Geomagnetic vertical component, Spatial correlation, Precursory anomaly, Yingjiang M6.1 earthquake, Ludian M6.5 earthquake

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