Clustered earthquakes based on event-to-fault and event-to-event spatial distances.
Quantified seismic activity similarity among major faults in the eastern Tibetan Plateau.
Identified correlated seismic clusters consistent with tectonic blocks, validating the proposed method.
Constructed a fault correlation network revealing dynamic links and a new framework for earthquake forecasting.
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Tectonic and Seismological Features of the Eastern Margin of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau ⅠWestern Qinling Block, ⅡEastern Margin of Bayan Har Block, Ⅱ1Aba sub-block, Ⅱ2Maerkang sub-blcok, Ⅲthe Sichuan-Yunnan Rhombic Block, Ⅲ1Northwestern Sichuan Sub-block, Ⅲ2 Central Yunnan Sub-block, Ⅳthe Indochina Block, Ⅴthe South China Block, F1-Western Qinling Fault Zone(QL), F2-Dongkunlun Fault Zone(DKL), F3-Longmenshan Fault Zone(LMS), F4-Maerkang Fault Zone(MRK), F5-Ganzi-Yushu Fault Zone(GZ), F6-Xianshuihe Fault Zone(XSH), F7-Huayingshan Fault Zone(HYS), F8-Daliangshan Fault Zone(DLS), F9-Zemuhe Fault Zone(ZMH), F10-Anninghe Fault Zone(ANH), F11 Xiaojinhe Fault Zone(XJH), F12 Litang-Muli Fault Zone(LT), F13 Jinshajiang Fault Zone(JSJ), F14 Lancangjiang Fault Zone(LCJ), F15 Nujiang Fault Zone(NJ), F16 Xiaojiang Fault Zone(XJ), F17 Honghe Fault Zone(HH).
The EMQTP catalog (black dots) and the normalized quantity versus the time (colored lines)
Comprehensive Fault Classification Results of Earthquake Catalogs Based on Nearest Neighbor Analysis and DBSCAN Method.
Schematic of the Z-test Calculation Process
Cumulative Frequency Curves of Earthquake Catalogs After Clustering Removal Using Four Methods
Spatial distribution of Z-values for the seismicity change on M7.0+ earthquakes as time makers.
Correlation Analysis of Seismic Activity Between Faults