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Journal: Science in China: Earth Science  2008 No.12  Share to Sinaweibo  Share to QQweibo  Share to Facebook  Share to Twitter    clicks:853   
Title:
Focal depths for moderate-sized aftershocks of the Wenchuan M_S8.0 earthquake and their implications
Author: ZHANG RuiQing, WU QingJu, LI YongHua, DING ZhiFeng & ZENG
Adress: RongSheng Institute of Geophysics, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100081, China
Abstract: Sliding-window cross-correlation method is firstly adopted to identify sPn phase, and to constrain focal depth from regional seismograms, by measuring the time separation between sPn and Pn phases. We present the focal depths of the 17 moderate-sized aftershocks (MS≥5.0) of the Wenchuan MS8.0 earth-quake, using the data recorded by the regional seismic broadband networks of Shaanxi, Qinghai, Gansu, Yunnan and Sichuan. Our results show focal depths of aftershocks range from 8 to 20 km, and tend to cluster at two average depths, separate at 32.5°N, i.e., 11 km to the south and 17 km to the north, indicating that these aftershocks are origin of upper-to-middle crust. Combined with other results, we suggest that the Longmenshan fault is not a through-going crustal fault and the Pingwu-Qingchuan fault may be not the northward extension of the Longmenshan thrust fault
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