<p>The detailed 3D fault model and further seismic rupture behavior analysis and fault mechanics simulation based on it are important and meaningful. A strong Mw 6.6 earthquake occurred in Luding, Sichuan, on 5 September 2022, the epicenter was located near the Y-shaped junction of the Xianshuihe Fault Zone (XSHF), the Longmen Shan Fault Zone (LMSF), and the Anninghe Fault Zone (ANHF). To date, a detailed 3D fault model has not been established for this earthquake, preventing a 3D Coulomb stress change (ΔCFS) calculation for further seismic potential analysis. Therefore, first we build a detailed 3D fault model of the earthquake and then we compute ΔCFS in the surrounding areas. Based on 3D modeling technics, we establish a 3D model of the main faults using previously published relocated earthquake catalog and focal mechanism solutions; including the Moxi segment (f<sub>1</sub>) of the XSHF, the Daduhe fault (f<sub>2</sub>) and two previously unknown faults (f<sub>3</sub> and f<sub>4</sub>). The 3D ΔCFS indicates that the strike-slip mainshock of the Luding earthquake significantly triggered two M &gt; 5 dip-slip aftershocks. Moreover, it caused a remarkable increase in ΔCFS and hence a notable enhancement in seismic hazard in the northern ANHF.</p>

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Detailed three-dimensional fault model of the 2022 Mw 6.6 Luding earthquake reveals seismic hazard potential in the southeastern Tibetan plateau

  • Fang Xu,
  • Renqi Lu,
  • Jinyu Zhang,
  • Yann Klinger,
  • Yiduo Liu,
  • Xuhang Yang,
  • Guanshen Liu,
  • Wei Wang,
  • Zhaowu Guo

摘要

The detailed 3D fault model and further seismic rupture behavior analysis and fault mechanics simulation based on it are important and meaningful. A strong Mw 6.6 earthquake occurred in Luding, Sichuan, on 5 September 2022, the epicenter was located near the Y-shaped junction of the Xianshuihe Fault Zone (XSHF), the Longmen Shan Fault Zone (LMSF), and the Anninghe Fault Zone (ANHF). To date, a detailed 3D fault model has not been established for this earthquake, preventing a 3D Coulomb stress change (ΔCFS) calculation for further seismic potential analysis. Therefore, first we build a detailed 3D fault model of the earthquake and then we compute ΔCFS in the surrounding areas. Based on 3D modeling technics, we establish a 3D model of the main faults using previously published relocated earthquake catalog and focal mechanism solutions; including the Moxi segment (f1) of the XSHF, the Daduhe fault (f2) and two previously unknown faults (f3 and f4). The 3D ΔCFS indicates that the strike-slip mainshock of the Luding earthquake significantly triggered two M > 5 dip-slip aftershocks. Moreover, it caused a remarkable increase in ΔCFS and hence a notable enhancement in seismic hazard in the northern ANHF.