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EARTHQUAKE ›› 2018, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (2): 95-106.

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Post-seismic Surface Deformation of the 2008 Wenchuan MS8.0 Earthquake based on PSInSAR

DONG Yan-fang, HONG Shun-ying, MENG Guo-jie   

  1. Institute of Earthquake Forecasting, CEA, Beijing 100036, China
  • Received:2018-01-11 Published:2019-08-15

Abstract: The May 12, 2008 Wenchuan MS8.0 earthquake caused severe disasters, and field observation revealed obvious coseismic surface displacement and widely distributed surface ruptures in the area. In order to study the post-seismic deformation, multi-temporal ENVISAT ASAR data were acquired during the period of May 28 2008 to 15 September 2010, including 2 adjacent tracks covering the post-seismic deformation regions. PSInSAR processing based on single-master image was implemented to the 2 tracks, respectively. Time-series deformation maps and mean deformation velocity maps for the 2 tracks were obtained and merged together in this study. The Results show that deformation pattern show differences along the two sides of the Longmenshan Fault. To the north-west of Longmenshan fault, the upward deformation accumulates to the maximum of 26 mm and the maximum deformation rate was about 17±7 mm/yr; however, to the south-east of the Longmenshan fault, the subsidence deformation accumulates to the maximum of -10 mm and the maximum deformation rate was about -5 mm/yr. Post-seismic deformation of this study reveals that the earthquake activity was dominated by thrust slip with minor right-lateral strike-slip at this segment of Longmenshan Fault, which is consistent with GPS observation results.

Key words: Post-seismic deformation, PSInSAR, The 2008 Wenchuan MS8.0 earthquake, Longmenshan Fault

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