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Focal Mechanism Solutions and Characteristics of the July 22,2013 Minxian-Zhangxian Ms6.6 Earthquake Sequence

ZHANG Hui1,2, ZHANG Lang ping3, FENG Jian-gang1,2   

  1. 1. Lanzhou Institute of Seismology, CEA, Lanzhou 7 30000, China;
    2. Lanzhou National Observatory of Geophysics, Lanzhou 730000, China;
    3. Institute of Earthquake Science, CEA, Beijing 100036, China
  • Received:2014-03-20 Revised:2014-05-16 Published:2020-09-11

Abstract: For the Minxian-Zhangxian Ms6. 6 earthquake sequence of July 22, 2013, we invert focal mechanism solutions of the mainshock event and some strong aftershocks in the sequence using the CAP (Cut and Paste)met hod and broadband waveforms recorded by the Tenth five-year digital seismic network. The result shows that the best double solution of the Ms6. 6 mainshock is 189° ,51° and 142° for strike, dip and rake angles respectively, the other nodal plane is 305°, 61° and 46°; the character of the mainshock shows thrust with a small strike-slip component and the focal depth of the mainshock is 7 km. The advantage angel of the nodal plane II which is in the NE direction of the focal mechanism solutions of 8 aftershock events is about 52°,which shows the characteristics of large thrust components. The nodal plane II has been identified to be representative of the seismogenic fault plane of the event in consideration of the local active geologic structure, the distributions of the aftershocks and the seismic intensities. The characteristics of the focal mechanism of earthquake sequence are similar with the Lintan- Tanchang fault. In concusion, the occurrence of the Minxian- Zhangxian Mg6. 6 earthquake may correlated with activities of the Lintan- Tanchang fault.

Key words: Focal mechanism, Minxian-Zhangxian Ms6.6 earthquake, Cut and Paste method, Lintan-Tanchangfault

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