Interseismic strain accumulation across the Tuolaishan-Lenglongling segment of the Qilian-Haiyuan fault zone prior to the 2022 Mw 6.7 Menyuan earthquake from Sentinel-1 InSAR time series

Wang, Xin; Li, Shuiping; Tao, Tingye; Qu, Xiaochuan; Zhu, Yongchao; Li, Zhenxuan; Deng, Qingjun

doi:10.1007/s11600-024-01414-3

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Interseismic strain accumulation across the Tuolaishan-Lenglongling segment of the Qilian-Haiyuan fault zone prior to the 2022 Mw 6.7 Menyuan earthquake from Sentinel-1 InSAR time series

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Wang Xin , Li Shuiping , Tao Tingye , Qu Xiaochuan , Zhu Yongchao , Li Zhenxuan , Deng Qingjun

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10.1007/s11600-024-01414-3

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The Tuolaishan-Lenglongling fault (TLSF-LLLF) is located in the middle-western segment of the Qilian-Haiyuan fault zone. The 2022 Menyuan Mw 6.7 earthquake that occurred in the TLSF-LLLF highlights the urgent need for understanding the mechanical property and seismicity over this fault segment. In this study, Persistent Scatterer Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (PS-InSAR) technique was used to process Sentinel-1 acquisitions covering the TLSF-LLLF fault from 2016 to 2022 to determine the interseismic velocity field along the satellite line-of-sight. The interseismic deformation field confirmed the absence of surface creep behavior across the whole TLSF-LLLF segment. Then, we utilized both the screw dislocation and block modeling strategies to invert the comprehensive spatial distribution of fault slip rate and locking depth across the TLSF-LLLF fault. The new fault locking model, constrained by all GNSS and InSAR measurements, suggests comparable fault slip rates between 4.7 and 5.6 mm/yr in the TLSF-LLLF segment, which is generally consistent with longterm geological slip rates. The locking depth increases gradually from 8 km in the western segment of the TLSF to 18 km in the eastern segment, while the locking depth for most sections of the LLLF is relatively deep (15-18 km), indicating existence of asperities on the locking along the TLSF-LLLF fault zone. In particular, a fault segment with obvious shallow locking depth was identified in the stepover region where the TLSF and LLLF intersect. The shallow locking section shows a good spatial correlation with the coseismic rupture of the 2022 Menyuan earthquake. The calculated moment rate deficit suggests that the TLSF is capable of producing an Mw 7.3 earthquake given the high seismic moment accumulation rate and a lack of small-to-moderate earthquakes.

Słowa kluczowe

InSAR fault locking degree slip rate moment deficit rate

InSAR stopień zablokowania uskoku współczynnik poślizgu wskaźnik deficytu momentu

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Instytut Geofizyki PAN
Springer

Czasopismo

Acta Geophysica

Rocznik

2025

Tom

Vol. 73, no. 1

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143--161

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Bibliogr. 80 poz.

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autor

Wang Xin

wangxin2021@mail.hfut.edu.cn

School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China

autor

Li Shuiping

lishuiping@hfut.edu.cn

School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
Wuhan Gravitation and Solid Earth Tides, National Observation and Research Station, Wuhan 430071, China

autor

Tao Tingye

taotingye@hfut.edu.cn

School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China

autor

Qu Xiaochuan

qqxxcc@hfut.edu.cn

School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China

autor

Zhu Yongchao

yczhu@hfut.edu.cn

School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China

autor

Li Zhenxuan

zxli2019@hfut.edu.cn

School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China

autor

Deng Qingjun

297317602@qq.com

China Energy Engineering Group Anhui Electric Power Design Institute Co., LTD, Hefei 230041, China

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Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki (2025).

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