Automatic identification method for earthquake fault interpretation based on CBAM-UNet

Jun WANG, Yan ZHAO, GuoXiang GAO

Prog Geophy ›› 2026, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (4) : 1776-1785.

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Prog Geophy ›› 2026, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (4) : 1776-1785. DOI: 10.6038/pg2026JJ0410

Automatic identification method for earthquake fault interpretation based on CBAM-UNet

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For the automatic identification of seismic faults, this study adopts a U-Net model integrating the CBAM (Convolutional Block Attention Module) attention mechanism and residual structures. Based on the U-Net encoder-decoder framework, the model introduces residual modules to enhance feature transmission stability and employs the CBAM module to strengthen fault-related feature responses, thereby improving the model's ability to identify fault boundaries and spatial continuity. Experimental results show that the model performs well in terms of fault continuity and recognition accuracy. Validation on 2D field seismic data and 3D seismic data further demonstrates that the model can effectively identify major fault structures while maintaining good structural consistency. The results indicate that the model can provide a useful reference for automatic seismic fault interpretation.

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Deep learning / Seismic fault identification / U-Net / Residual structure / CBAM attention mechanism

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Jun WANG , Yan ZHAO , GuoXiang GAO. Automatic identification method for earthquake fault interpretation based on CBAM-UNet[J]. Progress in Geophysics. 2026, 41(4): 1776-1785 https://doi.org/10.6038/pg2026JJ0410

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