Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Far-field coseismic displacements associated with the great Sumatra earthquakes of December 26, 2004 and March 29, 2005 constrained by Global Positioning System

  • Brief Communication
  • Published:
Chinese Science Bulletin

Abstract

Based on continuous GPS observations within China as well as global GPS tracking network, a calculation has been made of far-field coseismic displacements associated with the December, 2004 (Mw = 9.3) and March, 2005 (Mw = 8.7) earthquakes. The far-field coseismic displacements are associated with the 2004 shock range more than 6000–7000 km in both north-south and east-west dimensions, and depict an undulated wave pattern of contraction and extension. The coseismic displacements associated with the 2005 event, however, are distributed near the epicentral region, and the event itself may be an aftershock of the 2004 earthquake.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. USGS (United State Geological Survey), http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqinthenews/

  2. Ji C. http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~jichen

  3. Stein S, Okal E. Speed and size of the Sumatra earthquake. Nature, 2005, 434: 891–892

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Lay T, Kanamori H, Ammon C, et al. The great Sumatra—Andaman earthquake of 26 December 2004. Science, 2005, 308: 1127–1133

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Park J, Song T, Tromp J, et al. Earth’s free oscillations excited by the 26 December 2004 Sumatra—Andaman earthquake. Science, 2005, 308: 1139–1144

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Ni S, Kanamori H, Helmberger D. Energy radiation from the Sumatra earthquake. Nature, 2005, 434: 892–892

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Ammon C, Ji C, Thio H, et al. Rupture process of the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake. Science, 2005, 308: 1133–1139

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Sieh K. What happened and what’s next? Nature, 2005, 434: 571–572

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Sieh K. http://www.tectonics.caltech.edu/sumatra/

  10. Banerjee P, Pollitz, Burgmann R. The size and duration of the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake from far-field static offsets. Science, 308: 1769–1772

  11. Freymueller J. http://www.unavco.org/

  12. Plafker G. Tectonic deformation associated with the 1964 Alaska earthquake. Science, 1965, 148: 1675–1687

    Google Scholar 

  13. West M, Sanchez J, McNutt S. Periodically triggered seismicity at Mount Wrangell, Alaska, after the Sumatra earthquake. Science, 2005, 308: 1144–1146

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. McCloskey J, Nalbant S, Steacy S. Earthquake risk from co-seismic stress. Nature, 2005, 434: 291–291

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. State Key Laboratory of Earthquake Dynamics, Institute of Geology, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing, 100029, China

    Wang Min, Zhang Peizhen, Shen Zhengkang, Gan Weijun & Li Peng

  2. Institute of Earthquake Science, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing, 100036, China

    Wang Min, Sun Hanrong & Li Peng

  3. China Earthquake Network Center, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing, 100036, China

    Liu Jie

Authors
  1. Wang Min
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Zhang Peizhen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Shen Zhengkang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Liu Jie
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Sun Hanrong
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Gan Weijun
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. Li Peng
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Zhang Peizhen.

About this article

Cite this article

Wang, M., Zhang, P., Shen, Z. et al. Far-field coseismic displacements associated with the great Sumatra earthquakes of December 26, 2004 and March 29, 2005 constrained by Global Positioning System. CHINESE SCI BULL 51, 1771–1775 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-006-2034-z

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-006-2034-z

Keywords

Search

Navigation