Qualitative and quantitative interpretations of high-resolution aeromagnetic data of Saki-East area, for basement and structural framework

Earth tremor is a small earthquake or seismic event that occurs in seismically unstable region. However there have been little information about the earth tremor before year 1987, but events between 1990 and 2000 have triggered further researches. This research work is aimed at qualitatively and qu...

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Main Authors: E. O. Adeniyi, L. A. Sunmonu, Olagoke Peter Oladejo, Charles Olubunmi ogunkoya, O. M. Adedokun, K. N. Alao
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Published: Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences 2024-11-01
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author E. O. Adeniyi
L. A. Sunmonu
Olagoke Peter Oladejo
Charles Olubunmi ogunkoya
O. M. Adedokun
K. N. Alao
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L. A. Sunmonu
Olagoke Peter Oladejo
Charles Olubunmi ogunkoya
O. M. Adedokun
K. N. Alao
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description Earth tremor is a small earthquake or seismic event that occurs in seismically unstable region. However there have been little information about the earth tremor before year 1987, but events between 1990 and 2000 have triggered further researches. This research work is aimed at qualitatively and quantitatively interpret high resolution aeromagnetic data of Saki-East area to provide basement and structural framework of the study area. The aeromagnetic data of the study area consisting of Igboho data sheet 200 and Lechilaku sheet 221 were processed using Oasis Montaj software and interpreted for mapping basement and structural stability in the area. Enhancement process was further carried out on the data to generate residual aeromagnetic data used in determining the lineament orientations in the study area. 3D Euler deconvolution and Source Parameter Imaging (SPI) techniques were implored to determine basement depth of subsurface geological structures. The result shows positive correlation with geologic structures, low magnetic anomalies revealed subsurface deformation of crystalline basement rocks. 3D Euler solutions for SI = 1 shows large clusters depicting geological bodies associating with faults. The magnetic basement depth from 3D Euler and SPI shows over 90% dominance of shallow depth range of 3-600 m in the study area, this revealed that the dominant shallow depth of magnetic basement causes the faulting system of the study area becoming weak zones through which tremor occurs. The lineaments in the study areas are classified into major and minor lineaments, the major lineaments are prominent within the basement rocks and are possibly produced by the regional historic orogenic movement that affected Nigeria basement.
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spelling doaj-art-b0d28fccce074da89820963fa64359022025-08-20T03:56:05ZengNigerian Society of Physical SciencesAfrican Scientific Reports2955-16252955-16172024-11-013310.46481/asr.2024.3.3.239Qualitative and quantitative interpretations of high-resolution aeromagnetic data of Saki-East area, for basement and structural frameworkE. O. AdeniyiL. A. SunmonuOlagoke Peter OladejoCharles Olubunmi ogunkoyaO. M. AdedokunK. N. Alao Earth tremor is a small earthquake or seismic event that occurs in seismically unstable region. However there have been little information about the earth tremor before year 1987, but events between 1990 and 2000 have triggered further researches. This research work is aimed at qualitatively and quantitatively interpret high resolution aeromagnetic data of Saki-East area to provide basement and structural framework of the study area. The aeromagnetic data of the study area consisting of Igboho data sheet 200 and Lechilaku sheet 221 were processed using Oasis Montaj software and interpreted for mapping basement and structural stability in the area. Enhancement process was further carried out on the data to generate residual aeromagnetic data used in determining the lineament orientations in the study area. 3D Euler deconvolution and Source Parameter Imaging (SPI) techniques were implored to determine basement depth of subsurface geological structures. The result shows positive correlation with geologic structures, low magnetic anomalies revealed subsurface deformation of crystalline basement rocks. 3D Euler solutions for SI = 1 shows large clusters depicting geological bodies associating with faults. The magnetic basement depth from 3D Euler and SPI shows over 90% dominance of shallow depth range of 3-600 m in the study area, this revealed that the dominant shallow depth of magnetic basement causes the faulting system of the study area becoming weak zones through which tremor occurs. The lineaments in the study areas are classified into major and minor lineaments, the major lineaments are prominent within the basement rocks and are possibly produced by the regional historic orogenic movement that affected Nigeria basement. https://asr.nsps.org.ng/index.php/asr/article/view/239Earth tremorEuler deconvolutionAeromagneticSource parameter imaging
spellingShingle E. O. Adeniyi
L. A. Sunmonu
Olagoke Peter Oladejo
Charles Olubunmi ogunkoya
O. M. Adedokun
K. N. Alao
Qualitative and quantitative interpretations of high-resolution aeromagnetic data of Saki-East area, for basement and structural framework
African Scientific Reports
Earth tremor
Euler deconvolution
Aeromagnetic
Source parameter imaging
title Qualitative and quantitative interpretations of high-resolution aeromagnetic data of Saki-East area, for basement and structural framework
title_full Qualitative and quantitative interpretations of high-resolution aeromagnetic data of Saki-East area, for basement and structural framework
title_fullStr Qualitative and quantitative interpretations of high-resolution aeromagnetic data of Saki-East area, for basement and structural framework
title_full_unstemmed Qualitative and quantitative interpretations of high-resolution aeromagnetic data of Saki-East area, for basement and structural framework
title_short Qualitative and quantitative interpretations of high-resolution aeromagnetic data of Saki-East area, for basement and structural framework
title_sort qualitative and quantitative interpretations of high resolution aeromagnetic data of saki east area for basement and structural framework
topic Earth tremor
Euler deconvolution
Aeromagnetic
Source parameter imaging
url https://asr.nsps.org.ng/index.php/asr/article/view/239
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