Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2012, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (3): 71-78.doi: 10.11978/j.issn.1009-5470.2012.03.010cstr: 32234.14.j.issn.1009-5470.2012.03.010

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Preliminary results of onshore-offshore seismic experiments in a potential strong earthquake area off the Pearl River Estuary

CAO Jing-he1,2, XIA Shao-hong1, SUN Jin-long1, ZHU Jun-jiang1, XU Hui-long1   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Marginal Sea Geology of CAS, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China;2. Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • Received:2011-09-26 Revised:2012-02-08 Online:2012-09-11 Published:2012-09-11

Abstract: An onshore-offshore seismic experiment is the most effective method to study the deep crustal structure of land-ocean transitional area. In order to study the deep seismogenic structure of potential strong earthquake zone off the Pearl River Estuary, this paper compares the data of onshore-offshore seismic experiments off the Pearl River Estuary in 2004 and 2010, with emphasis placed on analyzing the profile OBS2010-1 located at the land-ocean transitional area off the Dangan Islands. The data-processing of the profile gives high-quality data. We obtained clear shallow-crustal structure from multi-channel seismic data. Various seismic phases were recorded by permanent seismic stations, portable seismic stations, and Ocean Bottom Seismometers. The permanent seismic stations received air-gun signals over a distance of 360 km. All these provide a strong base for the study of deep seismogenic structure of the potential strong earthquake zone for future research.

Key words: onshore-offshore seismic experiment, Pearl River Estuary, potential strong earthquake zone, crustal structure, littoral fault zone

CLC Number: 

  • P738.4