RESEARCH ON THE DEFORMATIONS IN QINGHAI_TIBET PLATEAU AND ITS MARGINS BY INVERTING SEISMIC MOMENT TENSORS AND GPS VELOCITIES

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2000-04-14
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WehaveintegratedinformationfromseismicmomenttensorsandGPSvelocitiesinQinghai_Tibetanditsmargins.Belowwesummarizesomepointsfromthisstudy. 1)ThedeformationratesfromseismicmomenttensorsandfromGPSvelocitiesarebasicallyagreedwitheachother. 2)Thetendenciesofdirectionsofseismicandgeodeticprincipalstrainrateareresembleexceptforoneortwoblocks,however,themagnitudesofaveragestrainratefromseismicmomenttensorsaremuchlargerthanthatfromGPSvelocitiesexceptformiddleTibetblock. 3)Accordingtotheopinionthatstrainenergywillbereleasedthroughearthquake,itisviableforanalyzingearthquakepotentialbycomparinggeodeticstrainratewithseismicstrainrate.Thereisearthquakepotential(>M5)inmiddleTibetinafewyears.Acknowledgment WethankDr.WangQiprovidingGPSvelocitiesinTibetanditsmargins.