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INTERNAL TECTONIC STRUCTURE
OF THE CENTRAL AMERICA WADATI-BENIOFF ZONE
BASED ON ANALYSIS OF AFTERSHOCK SEQUENCES
Aleš Špičák, Václav Hanuš, Jiří Vaněk
Institute of Geophysics,
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic,
Prague
MARGINS, June 18 – 22, 2007, Heredia, Costa Rica
MOTIVATION
- to contribute to the understanding of the internal tectonic
structure of subducting slab of the Cocos plate by defining
fault zones that rupture during strong earthquakes
OUTLINE
1) region of interest
2) global seismological data – their benefits for understanding structure, recent dynamics and tectonic history of convergent plate margins
3) method of hypocentral data analysis
4) aftershock sequences – selection, data analysis, determination of geometrical parameters and tectonic regime
5) conclusions - tectonic interpretation of aftershock sequence parameters
1) REGION OF INTEREST
2) GLOBAL SEISMOLOGICAL DATA
3) METHOD 4) AFTERSHOCK SEQUENCES
5) TECTONIC INTERPRETATION
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1) REGION OF INTEREST
2) GLOBAL SEISMOLOGICAL DATA
3) METHOD 4) AFTERSHOCK SEQUENCES
5) TECTONIC INTERPRETATION
94° 82°90° 85° [W]
[N]
94° 82°90° 85° [W]
[N]
Cocos Plate
Nicaragua
CostaRica
Guatemala
El Salvador
HondurasMexico
Panama
Guatemala Basin
smoothsegment
FischerRidge seamount
segmentCocosRidge
1) REGION OF INTEREST
2) GLOBAL SEISMOLOGICAL DATA
3) METHOD 4) AFTERSHOCK SEQUENCES
5) TECTONIC INTERPRETATION
GLOBAL SEISMOLOGICAL DATA
- 44 years ( since 1964) of continuous observation and standard data processing (since 1976 accompanied by focal mechanism determination of stronger events)
- homogeneous coverage of the whole Earth from mb ~ 4.0
- precision of hypocentral determination is sufficient to contribute to understanding the structure and dynamics of convergent plate margins
- enable comparative studies among individual convergent margins
- with global seismological data, both SUBFAC and SEIZE problems(and some others) can be addressed
1) REGION OF INTEREST
2) GLOBAL SEISMOLOGICAL DATA
3) METHOD 4) AFTERSHOCK SEQUENCES
5) TECTONIC INTERPRETATION
ISC hypocentral determinations 1964 – 2005
relocated by Engdahl et al. (1998) m < 4
4 < m < 4.54.5 < m < 5
5 < m < 6
m > 6
DATA 1 (EHB data)
fault plane solutions of
Harvard Centroid Moment Tensor Solutions (1977 – 2005)
B 1 2 1 2 8 6 EDATA 2 (HCMTS data)
1) REGION OF INTEREST
2) GLOBAL SEISMOLOGICAL DATA
3) METHOD 4) AFTERSHOCK SEQUENCES
5) TECTONIC INTERPRETATION
Global seismological datareflect SUBFAC operation
(SE Asia – Krakatau vers. Merapi volc.)
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km]
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Krakatauvolcano
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Merapivolcano
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1) REGION OF INTEREST
2) GLOBAL SEISMOLOGICAL DATA
3) METHOD 4) AFTERSHOCK SEQUENCES
5) TECTONIC INTERPRETATION
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1) REGION OF INTEREST
2) GLOBAL SEISMOLOGICAL DATA
3) METHOD 4) AFTERSHOCK SEQUENCES
5) TECTONIC INTERPRETATION
Global seismological data reflect SUBFAC operation
(Costa Rica – volcán Irazú)
ŠPIČÁK, A., et al. (2005), Source region of volcanism and seismicity pattern beneath Central American volcanoes. N. Jahrbuch fuer Geol. Palaeont, 236 (1/2), 149-172.
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1) REGION OF INTEREST
2) GLOBAL SEISMOLOGICAL DATA
3) METHOD 4) AFTERSHOCK SEQUENCES
5) TECTONIC INTERPRETATION
10 aftershock sequences in the Wadati-Benioff zonebeneath Central America between 1964 - 2005:
aftershock sequence no. depth mW
of events range [km]
1970 Chiapas 58 6-87 7.41983 Osa 27 6-96 7.41985 10 25-67 5.61992 Nicaragua 136 4-76 6.21993 48 16-73 7.21996 18 24-89 6.51998 34 4-96 6.51999 Quepos 10 9-46 6.92000 Nicoya 18 5-49 6.42001 El Salvador 61 37-88 7.7
1) REGION OF INTEREST
2) GLOBAL SEISMOLOGICAL DATA
3) METHOD 4) AFTERSHOCK SEQUENCES
5) TECTONIC INTERPRETATION
transformation of coordinates
1) REGION OF INTEREST
2) GLOBAL SEISMOLOGICAL DATA
3) METHOD 4) AFTERSHOCK SEQUENCES
5) TECTONIC INTERPRETATION
slab dip = 29°slab strike = 294°
1) REGION OF INTEREST
2) GLOBAL SEISMOLOGICAL DATA
3) METHOD 4) AFTERSHOCK SEQUENCES
5) TECTONIC INTERPRETATION
slab dip = 41°slab strike = 303°
1) REGION OF INTEREST
2) GLOBAL SEISMOLOGICAL DATA
3) METHOD 4) AFTERSHOCK SEQUENCES
5) TECTONIC INTERPRETATION
10 aftershock sequences in the Wadati-Benioff zonebeneath Central America between 1964 - 2005:
aftershock sequence no. depth mW
of events range [km]
1970 Chiapas 58 6-87 7.41983 Osa 27 6-96 7.41985 10 25-67 5.61992 Nicaragua 136 4-76 6.21993 48 16-73 7.21996 18 24-89 6.51998 34 4-96 6.51999 Quepos 10 9-46 6.92000 Nicoya 18 5-49 6.42001 El Salvador 61 37-88 7.7
1) REGION OF INTEREST
2) GLOBAL SEISMOLOGICAL DATA
3) METHOD 4) AFTERSHOCK SEQUENCES
5) TECTONIC INTERPRETATION
position of aftershock sequencesalong the plate margin(epicentral map)
1) REGION OF INTEREST
2) GLOBAL SEISMOLOGICAL DATA
3) METHOD 4) AFTERSHOCK SEQUENCES
5) TECTONIC INTERPRETATION
sq2000 (Nicoya earthquake)
(a) standard epicentral map
step 1:transformationof coordinates
(b) projection to the slab surface
step 2:approximation of fociby a (fault) plane(d) position of approximating planes
(fault planes) in the slab
(c) vertical section in the slab
1) REGION OF INTEREST
2) GLOBAL SEISMOLOGICAL DATA
3) METHOD 4) AFTERSHOCK SEQUENCES
5) TECTONIC INTERPRETATION
sq1983 (Osa earthquake)
(a) standard epicentral map
step 1:transformationof coordinates
(b) projection to the slab surface
step 2:approximation of fociby a (fault) plane
(d) position of approximating planes(fault planes) in the slab (c) vertical section in the slab
1) REGION OF INTEREST
2) GLOBAL SEISMOLOGICAL DATA
3) METHOD 4) AFTERSHOCK SEQUENCES
5) TECTONIC INTERPRETATION
1) REGION OF INTEREST
2) GLOBAL SEISMOLOGICAL DATA
3) METHOD 4) AFTERSHOCK SEQUENCES
5) TECTONIC INTERPRETATION
CONCLUSIONS – tectonic interpretation
- distribution of foci in aftershock sequences is quasiplanar; the geometry of the respective planes – fracture zones (FZ) - can be determined !
- all mainshocks and almost all events with available CMT (95 %) are of normal character in the coordinate system anchored to the subducting slab
- a majority of fault planes offer nodal planes parallel to the trench
- occurrence of events off the main hypocentral clusters („outliers“) point to seismogenic rupturing along two or more faults in fracture zones
- geometrical parameters of fracture zones probably reflect the interaction of the subducting slab with the continental wedge of the Caribbean Plate in the hanging wall:
- areas with smooth sea floor morphology – slab-parallel FZ- seamounts and ridges on the sea floor – steeply inclined FZ oriented
quasiperpendicular to the trench
Špičák, A., Hanuš, V., and Vaněk J. (2007), J. Geophys. Res., in press.
1) REGION OF INTEREST
2) GLOBAL SEISMOLOGICAL DATA
3) METHOD 4) AFTERSHOCK SEQUENCES
5) TECTONIC INTERPRETATION