| 2 | Variation of b value with hypocentral depth in Beijing area: Implications for earthquake nucleation显示文摘We relocated 2098 earthquakes that occurred in Beijing area between 1980 and 2000 using a double-dif- ference (DD) earthquake location algorithm, and obtained the high-precision relative locations of 1825 events. b values versus depth were investigated with the relocated hypocen- ters. The results show that the b values decrease with the increasing hypocentral depth systematically. A dramatic variation in b is observed around the depth of 8 km. It indi- cates that there are more smaller earthquakes at shallow depth (0―8 km), while more larger earthquakes at greater depth (8―25 km). The physical mechanism behind this phe- nomenon can be explained by the variations in material het- erogeneity and lithostatic stress condition. Large earth- quakes are more likely to nucleate at greater depth with more homogenous material and higher lithostatic stress. On the basis of the results, we suggest that future strong earth- quakes in Beijing area tend to occur below the depth of 8 km. | ZHUAilan XUXiwei HUPing ZHOUYongsheng CHENGuihua GANWeijun | 2005 | Chinese Science Bulletin2005，50，7： | 2 |
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