摘要
Near-surface earth resistivity and underground water level anomalies were recorded at Qingdao seismic observatory of Shandon Province before and after the MS 8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake of May 12, 2008. The observation data revealed that the underground water level dropped and the resistivity increased. It is postulated that in the special tectonic setting as Qingdao observatory, the variation of stress and strain resulted in the change of water level beneath the station,leading to the variation of resistivity. The relationship between the variation of stress field and the change of earth resistivity before earthquake is analysed.