人工地震による首都圏南西部の地下深部探査 (3)

Abstract

Seismic waves from explosions at nine sites were observed at a number of temporary stations in the southwestern Kanto plain. Travel time analyses were carried out along the several surveying lines, so that the contradiction at cross points of the lines becomes as small as possible. Underground structures along the surveying lines were studied to reveal the three dimensional features of the region. The results are summarized as follows:1) The structure consists of four layers which have P-wave velocities of 1.8, 2.8, 4.8 and 5.5km/s, respectively. Around the Yumenoshima explosion site, however, the thickness of the 4.8km/s layer seems to be very thin.2) The depth to the 4.8km/s layer becomes largest around Yokohama as more than 4km. The thickness of this layer is more than 3km in the central part of the area considered, such as Okazu and Hiratsuka. However, it becomes shallower near the Kurokawa and Higashi-ohgishima explosion sites.3) A step-like structure was found on the top of the 5.5km/s layer at points along the several surveying lines in the southeastern extension of the Tachikawa fault toward the Tokyo Bay area. On the southwestern side of the step-like structure, the depth to the 5.5km/s layer is more than several kilometers and this layer exists near the ground surface of the Kanto Mountains.