Abstract: Segmentation of thrust fault zone is a basic problem for earthquake hazard evaluation. The Yingjing-Mabian-Yanjin thrust fault zone is an important seismic belt trending northwest in the southeast of Tibetan plateau. The longitudinal faults in the thrust zone are mainly of thrust slipping. The late Quaternary motion modes and displacement rates are quite different from north to south. Investigation on valleys across fault shows that the transverse faults are mainly of dextral strike-slipping with a bit dip displacement. Based on their connections with longitudinal faults, three types of transverse faults are generalized, namely, the separate fault, the transform fault and the tear fault, and their functions in the segmentation of the thrust fault zone are compared. As the result, the Yingjing-Mabian-Yanjin thrust fault zone is divided into three segments, and earthquakes of the three segments are compared. The trisection of Yingjing-Mabian-Yanjin thrust fault zone identified by transverse faults reflects, on one hand, the differences in slip rate, earthquake intensity and pace from each segment, and the coherence of earthquake rupturing pace on the other hand. It demonstrates that the transverse faults control the segmentation of thrust fault zone to a certain degree, and each type of the transverse faults plays a different role.

Key words: thrust fault zone, transverse fault, longitudinal fault, fault segmentation, longitudinal profiles of river

摘要： 逆冲构造带的分段性研究是评价该类发震构造地震危险性的基础工作。荥经-马边-盐津逆冲构造带是青藏高原东南边缘重要的NW向强震构造带,该构造带以逆冲错动为主要活动形式,其组合形式与逆冲强度存在南北差异。通过NE向横向断裂的构造地貌分析,发现横向断裂以右旋走滑活动为主,兼有倾滑活动。根据其与纵向断裂的交接关系,将横向断裂概括为横向分割断裂、横向撕裂断裂和横向转换断裂3种类型,讨论了3类横向断裂在逆冲构造带分段中所起的不同作用,进而将荥经-马边-盐津逆冲构造带分为独立的3段,并分析了各段的地震活动特征。研究表明,荥经-马边-盐津逆冲构造带以横向断裂为标志的3分段特点,既体现了段与段之间断裂活动强度、地震破裂强度与步调的差异,又体现了段内地震破裂步调的一致性,表明横向断裂在一定程度上控制了逆冲构造带的破裂分段,只是横向断裂的类型不同,其所起的作用也不同。

关键词: 逆冲构造带, 纵向断裂, 横向断裂, 断裂分段, 阶地位相图