Observing Earthquake-Induced Velocity Change on the Rock Slope Following the 2021 M 7.4 Maduo Earthquake 780 km Away

Huibao Huang, Shigui Dai, Yingdong Yu and Fan Xie
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Huibao Huang: College of Water Resource and Hydropower, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610017, China
Shigui Dai: Sichuan Earthquake Administration, Chengdu 610000, China
Yingdong Yu: China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, China
Fan Xie: Key Laboratory of Earthquake Source Physics, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100081, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 15, 1-12

Abstract: Velocity changes ( d v / v ) during and after earthquakes are important indicators for understanding the earthquake-induced mechanical damage evolution of rock slopes. However, studying slope responses associated with various seismic loading still remains challenging due to limited in situ observations. In this article, we conduct a 20 min temporal resolution monitoring of d v / v at the frequency band between 2 and 20 Hz by applying ambient noise interferometry on the Pubugou rock slope in Southwest China. We observe an instantaneous ∼0.41% d v / v drop on the slope caused by the 2021 M 7.4 Maduo earthquake at a distance of 780 kM, following a characterized logarithmic recovery process of ∼31.39 h towards its pre-earthquake state. Moreover, the d v / v in five narrow frequency bands show a similar drop and subsequently increased recovery times associated with the deceased frequencies due to the long-distant earthquake shaking. We discuss two possible mechanisms related to the heterogeneous rock slope excited by the long-distant earthquake at a low frequency. The study motivates the damage assessment of the rock slope using in situ d v / v and furthers the understanding of subsurface geological risks under diverse seismic loadings.

Keywords: long-distance earthquake; rock slope; slope instability; velocity change; ambient noise (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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