Determination of the pore fluid pressure ratio at seismogenic megathrusts in subduction zones: Implications for strength of asperities and Andean‐type mountain building
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Abstract
We construct the differential stress profile across the fore arc in a subduction zone from the force balance between the shear stress, τ , at seismogenic megathrust and the lithostatic pressure. We assume that τ is written by μ (1 − λ ) σ n , where λ is the pore fluid pressure ratio, μ is the coefficient of static friction, and σ n is the normal stress. Given a density structure of the fore‐arc wedge, we determine λ by comparing calculated fore‐arc stresses with observed ones, as 0.95–0.98 in Shikoku, Miyagi, Peru, north Chile, and south Chile and 0.90–0.93 in south Vancouver Island and Washington. The parameter τ averaged over the seismogenic megathrust is of the order of ∼10 MPa. Stress drops of great earthquakes in these zones occupy 14–87% and not a constant fraction of τ . They, on the other hand, increase linearly with 1 − λ . We propose a simple fault model in which the area of asperities as a fraction of the total fault area is proportional to 1 − λ . Variation of fractional area of asperities thus may explain the observed correlation and the regional variation of λ . Assuming that the differential stress at summit of the Andean mountains is zero, not at the coast as observed at present, we determine λ to be 0.84 in north Chile in the mountain building stage. Such a smaller value of λ , along with λ < ∼0.4 in collision zones previously obtained and >∼0.9 in subduction zones, would suggest that variation of λ controls the tectonic style of the Earth.
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