Earthquake supercycles and long-term fault memory
Long records often show large earthquakes occurring in supercycles, sequences of
temporal clusters of seismicity, cumulative displacement, and cumulative strain release …
temporal clusters of seismicity, cumulative displacement, and cumulative strain release …
Crustal deformation in the India‐Eurasia collision zone from 25 years of GPS measurements
Abstract The India‐Eurasia collision zone is the largest deforming region on the planet;
direct measurements of present‐day deformation from Global Positioning System (GPS) …
direct measurements of present‐day deformation from Global Positioning System (GPS) …
[HTML][HTML] The advance in obtaining fault slip rate of strike slip fault-A review
Slip rate along the major active fault is an important parameter in the quantitative study of
active tectonics. It is the average rate of fault slip during a certain period of time, reflecting …
active tectonics. It is the average rate of fault slip during a certain period of time, reflecting …
Middle Miocene reorganization of the Altyn Tagh fault system, northern Tibetan Plateau
L Wu, X Lin, E Cowgill, A Xiao, X Cheng… - GSA …, 2019 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Altyn Tagh fault system defines the northwestern margin of the Tibetan Plateau
and has played a central role in its topographic rise and outward growth during the …
and has played a central role in its topographic rise and outward growth during the …
Seismic hazard analyses from geologic and geomorphic data: Current and future challenges
The loss of life and economic consequences caused by several recent earthquakes
demonstrate the importance of developing seismically safe building codes. The …
demonstrate the importance of developing seismically safe building codes. The …
A constant slip rate for the western Qilian Shan frontal thrust during the last 200 ka consistent with GPS-derived and geological shortening rates
Active thrust faulting at the front of the Qilian Shan accommodates the northeastward growth
of the Tibetan Plateau, however, the lifespan of individual faults and their slip history on …
of the Tibetan Plateau, however, the lifespan of individual faults and their slip history on …
Temporal and spatial earthquake clustering revealed through comparison of millennial strain-rates from 36Cl cosmogenic exposure dating and decadal GPS strain …
To assess whether continental extension and seismic hazard are spatially-localized on
single faults or spread over wide regions containing multiple active faults, we investigated …
single faults or spread over wide regions containing multiple active faults, we investigated …
Slip rates along the Laohushan fault and spatial variation in slip rate along the Haiyuan fault zone
The spatial pattern of slip rates along the Haiyuan fault zone may reveal deformation
process along the northeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau. By applying the …
process along the northeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau. By applying the …
The evolution of the complex anticlinal belt with crosscutting strike‐slip faults in the central Tarim basin, NW China
H Qiu, S Deng, Z Cao, T Yin, Z Zhang - Tectonics, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Integrated 2‐D and 3‐D seismic data sets reveal that a WNW trending complex
anticlinal belt (the Tazhong Uplift) was cut roughly perpendicularly by a series of NNE …
anticlinal belt (the Tazhong Uplift) was cut roughly perpendicularly by a series of NNE …
Accommodation of India–Asia convergence via strike-slip faulting and block rotation in the Qilian Shan fold–thrust belt, northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau
Existing models of intracontinental deformation have focused on plate-like rigid body motion
v. viscous-flow-like distributed deformation. To elucidate how plate convergence is …
v. viscous-flow-like distributed deformation. To elucidate how plate convergence is …