Temporal and spatial variations of post-seismic deformation following the 1999 Chi-Chi, Taiwan earthquake

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May 2007

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007geoji.169..367h&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Journal International, Volume 169, Issue 2, pp. 367-379.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Postseismic Deformation, Afterslip, Chi-Chi Earthquake, Viscoelastic Reflaxation

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We use GPS displacements collected in the 15 months after the 1999 Chi-Chi, Taiwan earthquake (Mw 7.6) to evaluate whether post-seismic deformation is better explained by afterslip or viscoelastic relaxation of the lower crust and upper mantle. We find that all viscoelastic models tested fail to fit the general features in the post-seismic GPS displacements, in contrast to the satisfactory fit obtained with afterslip models. We conclude that afterslip is the dominant mechanism in the 15-month period, and invert for the space-time distribution of afterslip, using the Extended Network Inversion Filter. Our results show high slip rates surrounding the region of greatest coseismic slip. The slip-rate distribution remains roughly stationary over the 15-month period. In contrast to the limited coseismic slip on the décollement, afterslip is prominent there. Maximum afterslip of 0.57 m occurs downdip and to the east of the hypocentral region. Afterslip at hypocentral depths is limited to the southern part of the main shock rupture, with little or no slip on the northern section where coseismic slip was greatest. Whether this results from along strike variations in frictional properties or dynamic conditions that locally favour stable sliding is not clear. In general, afterslip surrounds the area of greatest coseismic slip, consistent with post-seismic slip driven by the main shock stress change. The total accumulated geodetic afterslip moment is 3.8 × 1019 N m, significantly more than the seismic moment released by aftershocks, 6.6 × 1018 N m. Afterslip and aftershocks appear to have different temporal evolutions and some spatial correlations, suggesting that aftershock rates may not be completely controlled by the rate of afterslip.

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