Z. Chen

Central South University

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Wen Bin Xu

Central South University

H. Yao

University of Science and Technology of China

Bradford H. Hager

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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L. H. Royden

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Chengmeng Li

Gachon University

R. W. King

Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción

Xiao Ge Liu

Central South University

Zi Long He

Central South University

Eric Kirby

Texas State University

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Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology

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Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources

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University of Science and Technology of China

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A geological and geophysical context for the Wenchuan earthquake of 12 May 2008, Sichuan, People's Republic of China

GSA Today (2008)

B. C. Burchfiel L. H. Royden Robert D. van der Hilst Bradford H. Hager Z. Chen

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10.1130/gsatg18a.1

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Aseismic slip and cascade triggering process of foreshocks leading to the 2021 Mw 6.1 Yangbi Earthquake

Xiao Ge Liu Wen Bin Xu Zi Long He Fang Li Z. Chen

<p>Understanding the nature of foreshock evolution is important for earthquake nucleation and hazard evaluation. Aseismic slip and cascade triggering processes are considered to be two end-member precursors in earthquake nucleation processes. However, to perceive the physical mechanisms of these precursors leading to the occurrence of large events is challenging. In this study, the relocated 2021 Yangbi earthquake sequences are observed to be aligned along the NW-SE direction and exhibit several evident spatial migration fronts towards the hypocenters of large events including the mainshock. An apparent static Coulomb stress increase on the mainshock hypocenter was detected, owing to the precursors. This suggests that the foreshocks are manifestations of aseismic transients that promote the cascade triggering of both the foreshocks and the eventual mainshock. The temporal depth of the brittle-ductile transition exhibit deepening, followed by shallowing during the foreshock-mainshock-aftershock sequence. By jointly inverting both InSAR and GNSS data, we observe that the mainshock ruptured on a blind vertical fault with a peak slip of 0.8 m. Our results demonstrate that the lateral crustal extrusion and lower crustal flow are probably the major driving&#160; mechanisms of mainshock. Additionally, the potential seismic hazards on the Weixi-Weishan and Red River faults deserve further attention</p>

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10.5194/egusphere-egu22-6917

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