Coseismic water-level changes in a well induced by teleseismic waves from three large earthquakes

摘要

Three large earthquakes (the 2007 M-w 8.4 Sumatra, the 2008 M-w 7.9 Wenchuan, and the 2011 M-w 9.0 Tohoku) induce coseismic water-level increment at far fields (epicentral distances > 1000 km) in the Fuxin well located in the Fuxin City, northeastern China (the well with the observation of both water levels and volume strains). A comprehensive analysis for the mechanism of far-field coseismic water-level changes is performed by analyzing the in-situ permeability, Skempton's coefficient B, and with the broadband seismograms from a nearby station. We observe an undrained compaction with a decreasing permeability induced by the shaking of teleseismic waves in the far field. Shaking by teleseismic waves can induce compaction or dilatation in the aquifer of Fuxin well; is able to enhance permeability and thus build a new pore-pressure equilibrium system between the Fuxin well and the nearby Sihe reservoir (150 m away from the Fuxin well). The resulting interstitial fluid flow across the region increases coseismic water levels in the aquifer of Fuxin well. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.