A study on 3-D velocity structure of crust and upper mantle in Sichuan-Yunan region, China |
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| Authors: | Wang Chun-yong Mooney W D Wang Xi-li Wu Jian-ping Lou Hai and Wang Fei |
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| Institution: | (1) Institute of Geophysics, China Seismological Bureau, 100081 Beijing, China;(2) U. S. Geological Survey, 94025 Menlo Park, CA, USA |
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| Abstract: | Based on the first arrival P and S data of 4 625 regional earthquakes recorded at 174 stations dispersed in the Yunnan and
Sichuan Provinces, the 3-D velocity structure of crust and upper mantle in the region is determined, incorporating with previous
deep geophysical data. In the upper crust, a positive anomaly velocity zone exists in the Sichuan basin, whereas a negative
anomaly velocity zone exists in the western Sichuan plateau. The boundary between the positive and negative anomaly zones
is the Longmenshan fault zone. The images of lower crust and upper mantle in the Longmenshan fault, Xianshuihe fault, Honghe
fault and others show the characteristic of tectonic boundary, indicating that the faults likely penetrate the Moho discontinuity.
The negative velocity anomalies at the depth of 50 km in the Tengchong volcanic area and the Panxi tectonic zone appear to
be associated with the temperature and composition variations in the upper mantle. The overall features of the crustal and
the upper mantle structures in the Sichuan-Yunnan region are the lower average velocity in both crust and uppermost mantle,
the large crustal thickness variations, and the existence of high conductivity layer in the crust or/and upper mantle, and
higher geothermal value. All these features are closely related to the collision between the India and the Asia plates. The
crustal velocity in the Sichuan-Yunnan rhombic block generally shows normal value or positive anomaly, while the negative
anomaly exists in the area along the large strike-slip faults as the block boundary. It is conducive to the crustal block
side-pressing out along the faults. In the major seismic zones, the seismicity is relative to the negative anomaly velocity.
Most strong earthquakes occurred in the upper-mid crust with positive anomaly or normal velocity, where the negative anomaly
zone generally exists below.
Foundation item: National Scientific and Technological Development Program (95-973-02-02), the Climb Program (95-S-05-01) of National Scientific
and Technological Ministry of China, and the State Natural Sciences Foundation of China (49874021).
Contribution No. 02FE2004, Institute of Geophysics, China Seismological Bureau. |
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| Keywords: | regional earthquake Moho discontinuity 3-D velocity structure network method plate collision seismicity |
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