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Quaternary Fault Activity of the Yangsan Fault Zone in the Samnam-myeon, Ulju-gun, Ulsan, Korea

울산광역시 울주군 삼남면 일대에 발달한 양산단층대의 제4기 단층운동

  • Received : 2013.12.20
  • Accepted : 2014.01.23
  • Published : 2014.02.28
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Abstract

We investigated space-time patterns of Quaternary fault activity of the Yangsan fault zone using ESR ages in the Samnam-myeon region, Ulsan, Korea. Some of fault gouge zones consist of well-defined bands which added to the older gouge band, indicative of reactivation. During addition of new bands, the older gouge band was inactive, which represents the type I faulting mode. ESR analyses of each band of the gouge zone allow us to construct history of fault movement. The entire fault gouge zones were reactivated by type III faulting mode giving us ESR ages of the lastest reactivation. ESR dates show temporal clustering into active and inactive periods analogous to historic and paleoseismic fault activities. ESR ages and dates of fault movements indicate migration of fault activities along the Yangsan Fault Zone. Segments of the Quaternary faults in the study area are branched in the south of Sangcheon site. The earliest record of activity in segmented faults is recorded from the western segment to the northern segment. Before 750~850 ka ago, the fault gouge zone from the western segment to the northern segment were active. At 750~850 ka ago, the fault gouge zone from the eastern segment to the northern segment were active. During 630~660 ka and 480~540 ka only the northern segment was active. After 340 ka ago, the fault gouge zone from the western segment to the northern segment were active again.

ESR 연대를 이용하여, 울산광역시 울주군 삼남면 일대에 발달하는 양산단층대의 시간-공간적 활동 형태에 대해 연구하였다. 연구지역에서 일부 단층비지대는 기 형성된 단층비지 옆에 새로운 단층비지가 단층활동 형태 I에 의해 첨가되어 있다. 이럴 경우 각각의 단층비지에서 얻은 ESR 연대로부터 여러 번의 단층활동 시기를 해석하였다. 단층비 지대에서 일부분은 단층활동 형태 III에 의해 단층비지대 전체가 재 활동 하였다. 이와 같은 단층비지대는 이전의 활동 정보는 모두 지워지고 마지막 활동 시기만 기록되어 있다. 연구지역에서 양산단층대의 제4기 단층운동은 주기성을 가지며 활동기와 휴식기로 구분된다. ESR 연대 및 트렌치 조사 자료에 의하면, 연구지역에서 양산단층대의 단층활동은 이동하는 경향을 나타낸다. 약 75~85만 년 전을 기준으로 이전에는 서쪽분절로부터 북쪽분절까지, 약 75~85만년 전에는 동쪽분절로부터 북쪽분절까지 활동하였으며, 약 63~66만 년 전 및 48~54만 년 전에는 북쪽분절만 활동하였으며, 약 34만 년 전 이후에는 서쪽분절로부터 북쪽분절까지 다시 활동하였다.

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