关键词: 溧阳地震, 金坛-南渡断裂, 地震断层, 余震活动图像

Abstract: Two destructive earthquakes occurred in the southern Liyang region,Jiangsu Province in 1974 and 1979,with magnitude 5.5 and 6,respectively. The 1979 Liyang earthquake with magnitude 6 is the largest earthquake in the land area in the province in modern times. The interval between the two earthquakes is 5 years,and their meizoseismal areas overlap basically,indicating that the seismogenic structures of the two earthquakes belong to a same active fault. Based on field investigations,many scholars believed that the seismogenic structures of these two earthquakes were related to the NNE-trending Maodong Fault. In recent years,more in-depth studies were conducted in this region,e.g.shallow seismic prospecting,high density electric prospecting,drilling exploration and seismic geological investigation. And with the accumulation of data and the precise location of aftershocks in the earthquake region,a clearer understanding has been gained of the seismogenic fault of the Liyang earthquakes. The main shocks and the aftershocks of the two earthquakes are all distributed along the Jintan-Nandu Fault located 2km east of the Maodong Fault. Both main shocks are located at the intersection of the southern segment of Jintan-Nandu Fault and the near-EW-trending Liyang-Nandu Fault. Thus,the authors conclude that the Jintan-Nandu Fault is the major seismogenic fault for both Liyang earthquakes.

Key words: Liyang earthquake, Jintan-Nandu Fault, seismogenic fault, aftershock activity image