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EARTHQUAKE ›› 2023, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (2): 72-84.doi: 10.12196/j.issn.1000-3274.2023.02.007

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Analysis of Earth Resistivity Anomaly at Hefei Seismic Station before the 2011 Anqing M4.8 Earthquake

HE Kang1,2, XIE Tao3, WANG Yi-kun1,2, LI Jun-hui1,2, ZHENG Hai-gang1,2   

  1. 1. Anhui Earthquake Agency, Hefei 230031, China;
    2. Mengcheng National Geophysical Observatory, Mengcheng 233500, China;
    3. China Earthquake Networks Center, Beijing 100045, China
  • Received:2023-01-03 Revised:2023-04-03 Published:2023-07-05

Abstract: The earth resistivity at Hefei seismic station showed remarkable anomaly before the 2011 Anqing M4.8 earthquake. By means of correlation analysis of meteorological factors, quantitative rectifying of precipitation and the finite element simulation, the possibility of meteorological factors and construction interference causing the earth resistivity anomaly was excluded, this anomaly was finally verified to be a precursor anomaly of the 2011 Anqing M4.8 earthquake. In this paper, the generating mechanism of the earth resistivity anomalies is discussed, combined with the earth resistivity at Hefei seismic station. It is deemed that anisotropic characteristics of earth resistivity anomalies may be related to focal mechanism solution, seismogenic fault strike of the main shock. This work provides important reference for confirming earth resistivity anomalies and predicting the earthquake location.

Key words: The 2011 Anqing M4.8 earthquake, Earth resistivity anomaly, Meteorological factor, Focal mechanism solution, Anisotropy

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