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Earthquakes in the Ocean: Where, Why, and What Happens?
As prepared for ESCI 323 - Earth Structure & DeformationAnd Sally Ride Festival, Houston (10/25/06)
Prof. Julia MorganDr. Meghan Miller
Department of Earth ScienceRice University
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Dale Sawyer’s Discovering Plate Boundaries
Exercise(http://terra.rice.edu/plateboundary)
An aside:
• Designed for students to observe & classify• Appropriate for broad range of ages/exper.• Designed for 3 days, w/ variations• Excellent framework for MARGINS & similar
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Seismology Map – Earthquake Locations and Depths
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Volcanology Map – Recent Volcanic Activity
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Geochronology Map – Seafloor Age
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Geography Map – Topography and Bathymetry
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Plate Boundary Map
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Where do all the earthquakes occur??
(Press et al., Understanding Earth, 4th Ed.)
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Kurile EarthquakeNov. 15, 2006
Juli
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Tectonic Setting- Kuriles
• Subduction of Pacific Plate Plate beneath Okhotsk/N. America.
• Conv. rate: ~ 9 cm/yr.• Sakhalin Island &
Japan are rifted cont.
Political Setting• Russia “stole” from
Japan after WW II
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Kurile Earthquake
Nov. 15, 2006
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Kurile Tsunami - Nov. 15,
2006
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Convergent Boundaries: Three Types
Ocean-oceanOcean-ocean
Sumatra earthquake!M ~9.3 (2004)
Ocean-continentOcean-continent
Chile earthquake!M ~9.5 (1960)
Continent-continent Continent-continent
South Asian earthquake!M ~7.5 (2005)
In the Oceans
(Press et al., Understanding Earth, 4th Ed.)
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M 9.5 Earthquake (Largest worldwide)M 9.5 Earthquake (Largest worldwide)• Rupture zone ~1000 mi long.Rupture zone ~1000 mi long.• Generated a tsunami that spread across Pacific. Generated a tsunami that spread across Pacific. • Run-up: 25 m in Chile; 10.7 in Hilo; 1.7 in CA.Run-up: 25 m in Chile; 10.7 in Hilo; 1.7 in CA.• ~ 6000 people died, most from tsunami.~ 6000 people died, most from tsunami.• $3.5 Billion property damage$3.5 Billion property damage
Chile - 5/22/1960Chile - 5/22/1960(Source: Sawyer, Discovering Plate Boundaries)
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M 9.2 Earthquake (3rd or 4th largest worldwide)M 9.2 Earthquake (3rd or 4th largest worldwide)• 750 mi long rupture zone.750 mi long rupture zone.• Large landslide and tsunami across Pacific.Large landslide and tsunami across Pacific.• Ground displacements 25 ft x 3 ft.Ground displacements 25 ft x 3 ft.• 122 people died worldwide, most from tsunami.122 people died worldwide, most from tsunami.• Property damage $500 million.Property damage $500 million.
Alaska - 3/27/1964Alaska - 3/27/1964(Source: Sawyer, Discovering Plate Boundaries)
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Alaska TsunamiAlaska Tsunami
(Press et al., Understanding Earth, 4th Ed.)
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M 9.3 Earthquake (2nd largest worldwide)M 9.3 Earthquake (2nd largest worldwide)• 1000 km long fault rupture.1000 km long fault rupture.• Generated a tsunami that went around the world.Generated a tsunami that went around the world.• No warning.No warning.• More than 200,000 people died.More than 200,000 people died.• Untold property damage….Untold property damage….
Southeast Asia - 12/26/2004Southeast Asia - 12/26/2004(Source: Sawyer, Discovering Plate Boundaries)
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Sumatra EarthquakeSumatra Earthquake
Fault zone ruptureFault zone rupture~ 1000 km in length~ 1000 km in length
EpicenterEpicenter
Sumatra
Indian Plate
(Source: USGS)
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What is a tsunami & How does it form?
• A sudden impulse pushes the water, forming a train of waves that spreads outward from the source.
• Tsunami front propagates at ~450 mi/hr (~600 km/hr).
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(Source: Prof. Miho Aoki, U. Alaska Fairbanks)
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Tsunami Generation & PropagationTsunami Generation & Propagation
Sumatra Tsunami (12/26/04)
- red: rise in sea level- blue: fall in sea level
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(http://staff.aist.go.jp/kenji.satake/animation.gif)
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What Happens Nearshore?• As the water column shallows, wave height grows.
• Tsunami run-ups can be MUCH larger than original wave.
(Press et al., Understanding Earth, 4th Ed.)
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What are the Consequences?
• Coastal damage and destruction.
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(Source: Prof. Miho Aoki, U. Alaska Fairbanks)
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Can This Happen in Can This Happen in N. America?N. America?
Yes!!Yes!!
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M ~9 Cascadia Earthquake (7th largest?)M ~9 Cascadia Earthquake (7th largest?)• No historic record in North America.No historic record in North America.• Recorded in Japan ~9 hrs later.Recorded in Japan ~9 hrs later.• Tsunami deposits found along Oregon coast.Tsunami deposits found along Oregon coast.• Recurrence interval is 300-500 yrs!Recurrence interval is 300-500 yrs!
Oregon-Washington - 1/26/1700Oregon-Washington - 1/26/1700(Source: Sawyer, Discovering Plate Boundaries)
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January 1700 Cascadia Tsunami
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(Source: K. Satake, http://www.pgc.nrcan.gc.ca/press/index_e.php)
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Where do Great Earthquakes occur?
Seismogenic Zone
Coseismic Slip
Aseismic Slip
Tsunamigenic Slip
• Plate boundary mega-thrust
SedimentsRocks
Why do Great Earthquakes occur?
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Where can we study great
earthquakes?
Nankai Trough• Subduction of the
Philippine Sea Plate beneath Eurasia.
• Convergence rate: ~4 cm/yr.
• Thick clastic-rich sediment section (hemipelagites and turbidites).
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Earthquake Recurrence
• Nankai margin is subject to repeated large (M ~ 8) earthquakes.
• Evidence for tectonic segmentation of the margin.
• Earthquake recurrence ~180 yrs.
-> There will be future earthquakes!!
(Ando, 1975)
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Co-seismic Slip Zone
(Bangs et al., 2004)
Up-diplimit
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Recent Ocean Drilling & Surveys
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Toe of Muroto Transect
Decollement
1 km
Proto-decollement
Deformationfront
Proto-thrusts
Frontal thrusts
NANKAI TROUGHNANKAI PRISM PROTO-THRUSTZONE
Dep
th (
m)
Trench Fillturbidites
Shikoku Basin Strata
hemipelagic sediments
Ocean Crust
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(J.C. Moore and Saffer, 2001)
Prism Architecture
• Décollement partitions the incoming section: - Accreted section vs. underthrust section.
• Décollement steps down near the updip limit.
Seismogenic Zone Coseismic Zone Aseismic Zone
(after G.F. Moore et al., 2001) Up-diplimit
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Décollement Amplitude
(Bangs et al., 2004)
• Downdip decrease in décollement amplitude.• Suggests dewatering of underthrust section.
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(J.C. Moore and Saffer, 2001)
Pore Fluid Pressures
• Modeled pore fluid pressures are highest near up-dip limit.
(after G.F. Moore et al., 2001)
Seismogenic Zone Coseismic Zone
Updip limit
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Seismic-Aseismic Transition-> Onset of Earthquakes
• Coincident with onset of coseismic sliding:– Out of sequence thrust.– Step down in décollement.– Reduced décollement amplitude.– Increased pore fluid pressures.
• Why? Something changes along décollement:– Frictional behavior: stable vs. unstable?– Loss of strength in underthrust sediments?– Something completely different?
Future fault zone drilling may tell us….