New interpretation of the reduction phenomenon in the electrical resistivity of rock masses before local earthquakes

Autor: Pavel Barsukov, E. B. Fainberg
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors. 294:106279
ISSN: 0031-9201
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2019.106279
Popis: Based on long-term observational data from the area of Peter the Great Ridge (Pamir), a decrease in the electrical resistivity of the rock massif before local earthquakes has been observed. To explain the observed phenomenon, a hypothesis has been proposed: the structure of the pore space of a rock in the focal zone of an earthquake changes during the compression/tension associated with earthquake preparation. However, the models proposed have only qualitatively interpreted the experimental data. This article attempts to quantify this hypothesis based on 3D modeling of the observed electromagnetic effects. It is shown that variations in the apparent resistivity are due to changes in the electrical resistivity in a narrow fault zone located at the focus of the dipole-dipole sounding system. The changes occur at depths of
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