Abstract
Abstract —The 2003 Chuya earthquake aftershocks are studied using the data obtained during experiments with dense networks of stations. Density maps of the foci of more than 50,000 aftershocks are compared with the day surface faults and the block structure and tectonics of the focal area. The large shearing strain caused by the Chuya earthquake is accompanied by a spatially intermittent aftershock structure stretching along it. The density maps of long-lasted aftershocks differ in structure from the maps of seismic activity in the initial aftershock area. The study has revealed a relationship between the block structure of the epicentral area and the structure of the aftershock process. The nodes of the intersection of faults with the aftershock area are characterized by reduced aftershock activity. The aftershock process is only partly confined to the block-separating faults. In many cases, the aftershock process is shifted relative to these faults or wanders from them.
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