Crustal Motion Characteristics in the Eastern Margin of the Tibetan Plateau and Adjacent Regions after the Wenchuan Earthquake

2015 ◽  
Vol 89 (5) ◽  
pp. 1690-1701 ◽  
Author(s):  
TANG Wenqing ◽  
ZHANG Qingzhi ◽  
PAN Zhongxi ◽  
LI Jun ◽  
YANG Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Wenchuan Earthquake ◽  
The Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Crustal Motion ◽  
Eastern Margin ◽  
The Wenchuan Earthquake ◽  
Motion Characteristics

SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SURFACE RUPTURES IN THE Ms 8.0 WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKE, THE LONGMEN SHAN REGION, SICHUAN, CHINA

2011 ◽  
Vol 05 (04) ◽  
pp. 329-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
YONG LI ◽  
RONGJUN ZHOU ◽  
ALEXANDER L. DENSMORE ◽  
SHUYOU CAO ◽  
YUPING LIU
Keyword(s):  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Wenchuan Earthquake ◽  
Geological Mapping ◽  
The Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Spatial Relationships ◽  
Thrust Faults ◽  
Surface Rupture ◽  
The Wenchuan Earthquake ◽  
Surface Ruptures ◽  
Tear Fault

During the M s 8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake of May 12, 2008, three distinct faults in the Longmen Shan along the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau ruptured. We have carried out detailed field geological mapping on these faults (the Yingxiu-Beichuan, the Pengxian-Guanxian, and the Xiaoyudong Faults), as well as the minor Leigu Fault, using GPS and total station surveys. The surface rupture of the Wenchuan Earthquake consists of two margin-parallel thrust faults linked by the Xiaoyudong tear fault. By comparing the features of the surface rupture of the faults, the spatial relationships between the different surface ruptures can be determined. It is clear that the margin-parallel thrust faults are linked at depth, forming an imbricated thrust linked by a tear fault.

scholarly journals Rapid slip‐deficit rates at the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau prior to the 2008 M w 7.9 Wenchuan earthquake

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 1677-1684 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Ben Thompson ◽  
Andreas Plesch ◽  
John H. Shaw ◽  
Brendan J. Meade
Keyword(s):  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Wenchuan Earthquake ◽  
The Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Eastern Margin ◽  
Slip Deficit

Probing the lithospheric rheology across the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau

2014 ◽  
Vol 396 ◽  
pp. 88-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mong-Han Huang ◽  
Roland Bürgmann ◽  
Andrew M. Freed
Keyword(s):  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
The Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Eastern Margin
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