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Eric Calais, Andrew Freed, Purdue Univ. USA

The January 12, 2010, Mw 7.0 earthquake in Haiti: Context and mechanism from an integrated geodetic study. Eric Calais, Andrew Freed, Purdue Univ. USA Claude Prépetit , D. Anglade , M. Saint Louis, J. Altidor , J. Macly , Bureau of Mines and Energy, Haiti

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Eric Calais, Andrew Freed, Purdue Univ. USA

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  1. The January 12, 2010, Mw 7.0 earthquake in Haiti: Context and mechanism from an integrated geodetic study Eric Calais, Andrew Freed, Purdue Univ. USA Claude Prépetit, D. Anglade, M. Saint Louis, J. Altidor, J. Macly, Bureau of Mines and Energy, Haiti RoberteMomplaisir, Univ. d’Etat, Haiti Glen Mattioli, Univ. Arkansas, USA Falk Amelung, Sang-Hoon Hong, Timothy Dixon, Univ Miami, USA SigurjonJonsson, Univ. Saudi Arabia Pamela Jansma, Univ. Texas Arlington, USA

  2. NE Caribbean and Hispaniola = major plate boundary, 2 cm/yr relative motion • Strike-slip + convergence partitioned between 3 major fault systems • Apparent low level of seismic activity in Haiti in past ~40 years.

  3. Hispaniola has been the locus of major historical earthquakes (locations poorly constrained until 1946) Ali et al., 2008

  4. Interseismic GPS measurements show left-lateral shear (~18 mm/yr) + plate boundary-normal shortening (~5 mm/yr)

  5. Interseismic GPS velocities + block modeling => slip rates on major active faults (e.g. Manaker et al., 2008)

  6. Inferred slip rates provide the starting point for earthquake scenarios Wells and Coppersmith, 1994 Wells and Coppersmith, 1994 • Enriquillo fault = 6 mm/an • Last major earthquake = 250 years • Accumulated slip deficit = 6 x 250 = 1.5 m • Potential for Mw=7.1 • Septentrional fault = 12+-2 mm/an • Last major earthquake in DR = 770-960 years • Accumulated slip deficit = 7-13 m • Potentiel pour Mw=7.7-8.1

  7. Enriquillo fault = major left-lateral strike-slip fault, vertical to high-angle south-dipping Mann et al, 1995

  8. Prompt post-event GPS response show coseismic ground displacements: 0.8 m (near field), measurable up to ~150 km away Coseismic pattern combines strike-slip + shortening

  9. Topography of the Port-au-Prince (PaP), Greissier (G), Leogane (L) area

  10. Surface trace of the Décrochement Sénestre Sud Haitien = Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault

  11. Radar interferogram 03/09/2009 – 01/25/2010 each fringe = 0.2 m of displacement in ground-satellite direction

  12. GPS coseismic displacements superimposed…

  13. The joint inversion of GPS and InSAR for a single fault geometry requires a 30 km long fault dipping 60o north, slightly oblique to the Enriquillo

  14. The inversion of geodetic data indicates up to 5 m of slip between depths of ~20 and 5 km, with two main patches

  15. This single fault model does not require slip on the Enriquillo fault and indicates that fault different from the Enriquillo was activated

  16. The single fault model implies that moment release was partitioned between 62% by strike-slip, 38 % dip-slip thrust

  17. Aftershock studies indicate (1) locations north of the EPGFZ, (2) pure reverse faulting mechanisms on WNW-ESE trending faults White circles = USGS PDEs Color circles = relocated aftershocks Triangles = seismic stations (OBS + onland) De Lepinay et al (OBS deployment - triangles), see also Nettles and S.Hjorleifsdottir, LDEO

  18. Changes in Coulomb failure stresses Depth = 10 km, apparent friction = 0.2, receiver faults with strike=85, dip=90, and pure left-lateral motion Depth = 10 km, apparent friction = 0.8, receiver faults with strike=130, dip=60, and pure reverse motion (aftershock locations from NRCan)

  19. Conclusions • The Mw 7.0, January 12, Haiti earthquake did not come as a surprise: • Magnitude consistent with strain accumulation rate and past events • Source mechanism consistent with long-term strain accumulation • Several of its characteristics were unexpected: • Dip angle and mechanism suggest that a fault other than the Enriquillo has ruptured. • Rupture did not reach the surface. • Aftershocks = reverse mechanisms oblique to Enriquillo • Implications: • Faults other that Enriquillo are active, consistent with previous on-land and offshore geological mapping (Momplaisir:1986, Pubellier:2000). • Changes in hazard level = work in progress. • Much work remains to be done to identify and quantify potential earthquake sources in and around Hispaniola.

  20. Inferred slip rates are important for seismic hazard estimates (with seismicity, attenuation relations, etc..) =33 % g OAS Caribbean Disaster Management Project, http://www.oas.org/CDMP/document/seismap/ =3 % g Range of above map Frankel, A.et al., Documentation for Initial Seismic Hazard Maps for Haiti, USGS Open-File Report 2010.

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