Moho depth, seismicity and seismogenic structure in China mainland
文献类型：期刊论文
| 作者 | Teng, Jiwen1; Deng, Yangfan1,2; Badal, Jose3; Zhang, Yongqian1 |
| 刊名 | TECTONOPHYSICS
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| 出版日期 | 2014-07-13 |
| 卷号 | 627页码:108-121 |
| 关键词 | Moho depth Earthquake hypocenters Seismic energy Seismogenic layer East Asia |
| ISSN号 | 0040-1951 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.tecto.2013.11.008 |
| 文献子类 | Article |
| 英文摘要 | The study of the crust upper mantle structure based on wide-angle seismic profiles performed in China mainland since 1958, has provided tighter constraints on the architecture and deformation of the lithosphere; but the link between the seismic velocity structure and the seismogenic layer of the crust is still an open problem in which we are particularly interested. Starting from the crustal P-wave velocity models obtained along numerous seismic profiles, we have mapped the Moho depth beneath East Asia. The results demonstrate that the average Moho depth is about 35 km in Southeast China, 38 km in North and Northeast China, 51 km in Northwest China and 65 km in Tibet. The Moho depth varies between 20 and 28 km in the continental margin and sea area. Most of the earthquakes in China mainland have magnitude lower than 4.0 and generally occur in the uppermost 20 km of the crust and therefore above the Moho discontinuity; the average focal depth is found at 10 km in Southeast China, 12 km in North and Northeast China, 15 km in Northwest China and 13 km in the Tibetan Plateau. The ratio of the average focal depth to the Moho depth is approximately 0.3. Taking the lower bound of the natural seismicity as the depth above which is located 90% of the foci of earthquakes, we have found this limit at depths of 21, 41,30 and 36 km in each of the mentioned blocks, respectively. In North and Northeast China some earthquakes occur below the Moho (at 41 km depth on average versus 38 km), although the average focal depth observed here is of only 12 km. Once defined the seismogenic layer as the layer that concentrates 80% of the released seismic energy, we have found that the difference in seismic velocity with respect to the other two crustal layers which extend above and below varies from 0.1 to 0.9 km/s in East Asia. This finding enables to discriminate the place with greater or lesser capacity to generate seismic energy. A difference in seismic velocity bigger than 0.9 km/s would mean that the layer has an earthquake generating capacity lesser than the seismogenic layer, as greatly happens in South China and Northwest China; while a smaller velocity difference would imply that the layer has a comparable seismogenic capacity, as happens in Tibet. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
| WOS关键词 | QINGHAI-TIBET PLATEAU ; ASIAN OROGENIC BELT ; SOUTH CHINA ; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE ; UPPER-MANTLE ; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE ; SOUTHEASTERN CHINA ; NORTH CHINA ; VELOCITY STRUCTURE ; SOUNDING DATA |
| WOS研究方向 | Geochemistry & Geophysics |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000339535000011 |
| 出版者 | ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV |
| 资助机构 | National Nature Science Foundation of China(90914012 ; National Nature Science Foundation of China(90914012 ; Ministry of Land and Resources(SINOPROBE-02-02 ; Ministry of Land and Resources(SINOPROBE-02-02 ; 41130419 ; 41130419 ; SINOPROBE-03-02) ; SINOPROBE-03-02) ; 41374064) ; 41374064) ; National Nature Science Foundation of China(90914012 ; National Nature Science Foundation of China(90914012 ; Ministry of Land and Resources(SINOPROBE-02-02 ; Ministry of Land and Resources(SINOPROBE-02-02 ; 41130419 ; 41130419 ; SINOPROBE-03-02) ; SINOPROBE-03-02) ; 41374064) ; 41374064) ; National Nature Science Foundation of China(90914012 ; National Nature Science Foundation of China(90914012 ; Ministry of Land and Resources(SINOPROBE-02-02 ; Ministry of Land and Resources(SINOPROBE-02-02 ; 41130419 ; 41130419 ; SINOPROBE-03-02) ; SINOPROBE-03-02) ; 41374064) ; 41374064) ; National Nature Science Foundation of China(90914012 ; National Nature Science Foundation of China(90914012 ; Ministry of Land and Resources(SINOPROBE-02-02 ; Ministry of Land and Resources(SINOPROBE-02-02 ; 41130419 ; 41130419 ; SINOPROBE-03-02) ; SINOPROBE-03-02) ; 41374064) ; 41374064) |
| 源URL | [http://ir.iggcas.ac.cn/handle/132A11/85420]  |
| 专题 | 中国科学院地质与地球物理研究所 |
| 通讯作者 | Teng, Jiwen |
| 作者单位 | 1.Acad Sinica, Inst Geol & Geophys, State Key Lab Lithospher Evolut, Beijing 100029, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Guangzhou Inst Geochem, Guangzhou 510640, Peoples R China 3.Univ Zaragoza, Phys Earth, Zaragoza 50009, Spain |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Teng, Jiwen,Deng, Yangfan,Badal, Jose,et al. Moho depth, seismicity and seismogenic structure in China mainland[J]. TECTONOPHYSICS,2014,627:108-121. |
| APA | Teng, Jiwen,Deng, Yangfan,Badal, Jose,&Zhang, Yongqian.(2014).Moho depth, seismicity and seismogenic structure in China mainland.TECTONOPHYSICS,627,108-121. |
| MLA | Teng, Jiwen,et al."Moho depth, seismicity and seismogenic structure in China mainland".TECTONOPHYSICS 627(2014):108-121. |
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