The 2017 Jiuzhaigou earthquake: A complicated event occurred in a young fault system

J Sun, H Yue, Z Shen, L Fang, Y Zhan… - Geophysical Research …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Minshan Uplift Zone (MUZ) is located at the eastern margin of the Tibetan
Plateau, which is the junction of three tectonic terranes. The observed discrepancy between …

Deformation of crust and upper mantle in central Tibet caused by the northward subduction and slab tearing of the Indian lithosphere: New evidence based on shear …

C Wu, X Tian, T Xu, X Liang, Y Chen, M Taylor… - Earth and Planetary …, 2019 - Elsevier
Shear-wave splitting provides insight into geodynamic processes such as lithospheric
deformation and upper mantle flow. This study presents shear wave splitting parameters …

3‐D Magnetotelluric imaging of the easternmost Kunlun fault: Insights into strain partitioning and the seismotectonics of the Jiuzhaigou Ms7. 0 earthquake

X Sun, Y Zhan, M Unsworth, G Egbert… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We present a three‐dimensional electrical resistivity model of the crust and upper mantle
beneath the easternmost Kunlun fault (EKLf), obtained by three‐dimensional inversion of …

Parallelism between the maximum exhumation belt and the Moho ramp along the eastern Tibetan Plateau margin: Coincidence or consequence?

X Tan, Y Liu, YH Lee, R Lu, X Xu, J Suppe, F Shi… - Earth and Planetary …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of how strain is partitioned and accommodated in crustal shortening
provides fundamental constraints on evaluating tectonic models of orogenic plateaus. A …

Thermochronological constraints on the late Cenozoic morphotectonic evolution of the Min Shan, the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau

Y Tian, R Li, Y Tang, X Xu, Y Wang, P Zhang - Tectonics, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Strain distribution inferred from rock exhumation history could provide significant insights
into the geodynamic models proposed for explaining late Cenozoic outward growth of the …

Debris flow susceptibility based on the connectivity of potential material sources in the Dadu River Basin

X Liang, Y Ge, L Zeng, L Lyu, Q Sun, Y Sun - Engineering Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Dadu River Basin (DRB) is an important economic corridor on the Chuanxi
Plateau. The DRB is located in the highly changeable terrain of the eastern Qinghai-Tibet …

Impact of fault damage on eastern Tibet topography

HM Kirkpatrick, S Moon, A Yin, TM Harrison - Geology, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Tectonic deformation can influence spatiotemporal patterns of erosion by changing both
base level and the mechanical state of bedrock. Although base-level change and the …

The Mogangling giant landslide triggered by the 1786 Moxi M 7.75 earthquake, China

B Zhao, Y Wang, J Wu, L Su, J Liu, G Jin - Natural Hazards, 2021 - Springer
A good understanding of seismic giant landslides could provide favourable guidance for
seismic stability evaluation of nearby slopes. Here, an excellent example of a catastrophic …

Rupture processes and Coulomb stress changes of the 2017 Mw 6.5 Jiuzhaigou and 2013 Mw 6.6 Lushan earthquakes

X Lin, R Chu, X Zeng - Earth, Planets and Space, 2019 - Springer
Since the 2008 great M w 7.9 Wenchuan earthquake, two destructive earthquakes, the 2013
M w 6.6 Lushan earthquake and the 2017 M w 6.5 Jiuzhaigou earthquake, struck the …

Shortening of lower crust beneath the NE Tibetan Plateau

X Huang, X Xu, R Gao, X Guo, W Li - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
We reprocessed a high-resolution deep seismic reflection profile to reveal the detailed
crustal structure of the junction between the Qilian Shan-Nan Shan thrust belt and the Hexi …