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Active fault of the West Qinling mountains. (a) Index map including a shaded digital elevation model (DEM) of the Tibetan Plateau and its adjacent regions. The black frame shows the range of (b). (b) Active faults and earthquakes of the West Qinling mountains. EKLF: the east Kunlun fault; LTF: Lintan-Tanchang fault; GDF: Guanggaishan-Dieshan fault; BLJF: Bailongjiang fault; HDF: Hanan-Daoqizi fault; WQLF: the West Qinling fault; LLF: Lixian-Luojiapu fault; LJF: Liangdang-Jiangluo fault; CXF: the southern fault of Chengxian Basin; TZF: Tazang fault; WKLF: Wenxian-Kangxian-Lueyang fault. Active faults are modified from the map of active faults in China by Deng et al. [26] and the map of active faults in northeastern Gansu province by Zheng et al. [8] and Zheng et al. [17].

Active fault of the West Qinling mountains. (a) Index map including a shade... Open Access

Published: 19 October 2021
Figure 1 Active fault of the West Qinling mountains. (a) Index map including a shaded digital elevation model (DEM) of the Tibetan Plateau and its adjacent regions. The black frame shows the range of (b). (b) Active faults and earthquakes of the West Qinling mountains. EKLF: the east Kunlun fault
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Cartoon illustrating the kinematic regime along the northeastern corner of the Tibetan Plateau. (A) NNE-NE–directed extension involved a component of dextral shear bounded by the West Qinling fault and Haiyuan fault during the Oligocene (ca. 30 Ma). (B) Strain regime of the northeastern corner of the Tibetan Plateau indicates that NE-directed crustal shortening occurred at ca. 10 Ma. Abbreviations are as follows. RYSF—Riyue Shan fault; LJSF—Laji Shan fault; WQLF—West Qinling fault; HYF—Haiyuan fault; TJSF—Tianjing Shan fault; YTSF—Yantong Shan fault; LSF—Luo Shan fault; LPSF—Liupan Shan fault.

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Published: 01 March 2013
Figure 11. Cartoon illustrating the kinematic regime along the northeastern corner of the Tibetan Plateau. (A) NNE-NE–directed extension involved a component of dextral shear bounded by the West Qinling fault and Haiyuan fault during the Oligocene (ca. 30 Ma). (B) Strain regime
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(A) Global positioning system (GPS) velocity field of the West Qinling Syntaxis (East Asia) in an Ordos Block fixed reference frame. The black shadow polygons show the locations of the elevation and GPS velocity profiles in Figure 5. (B) Rotation rate (with positive clockwise motion). (C) Dilatation rate (with negative contraction). CLSB—Central Longitudinal Seismic Belt; EKLF—Eastern Kunlun fault; HYF—Haiyuan fault; LMSF—Longmen Shan fault; TJSF—Tianjing fault; WQLF—West Qinling fault; WQS—West Qinling Syntaxis.

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Published: 21 February 2024
). (C) Dilatation rate (with negative contraction). CLSB—Central Longitudinal Seismic Belt; EKLF—Eastern Kunlun fault; HYF—Haiyuan fault; LMSF—Longmen Shan fault; TJSF—Tianjing fault; WQLF—West Qinling fault; WQS—West Qinling Syntaxis.
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Inversion of Late Miocene uplift history from the transient Daxia River landscape, NE Tibetan Plateau Available to Purchase

Yihui Zhang, Huiping Zhang, Zifa Ma, Yizhou Wang, Xudong Zhao
Published: 15 November 2023
Journal of the Geological Society (2023) 180 (6): jgs2023-030.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2023-030
... Tibetan Plateau (NETP) can be potentially inverted from the disequilibrium channel profiles of the Yellow River and its tributaries. The West Qinling Fault (WQF) is part of the geomorphological and topographic boundaries of the NETP. Its uplift history helps to clarify the deformation history...
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(a) Generalized tectonic map of the West Qinling Belt (based on our recent mapping and Dong et al. [20] and Zheng et al. [71]). (b) Lithospheric-scale model of the Oligocene (not to scale). Information on crustal structures and the depth of the Moho is adapted from Wang et al. (2011) and Guo et al. [31]. Information on magmatism is from Yu et al. [69] and Liu et al. [24]. Note that the West Qinling Fault is considered the northeastern boundary of the Tibetan Plateau [12]. Fault: SDSZ: Shangdan Suture Zone; MLSZ: Mianlue Suture Zone; WQLF: West Qinling Fault; LTF: Lintan-Tanchang Fault; GDF: Guanggai Shan-Die Shan Fault; LJF: Liangdang-Jiangluo Fault; CXF: Chenxian Fault; HGF: Huaqiao-Ganquan Fault; DWF: Diebu-Wudu Fault; KMF: Kangxian-Wenxian-Maqu Fault; YQF: Yangpingguan-Qingchuan Fault; LMSF: Longmen Shan Fault; SHF: Southern Hannan Fault; AKF: Ankang Fault; WFF: Wafangdian Fault; ZBF: Zhenba Fault. Basin: HCB: Huicheng Basin; SZB: Sikouzi Basin; TGB: Tange Basin; TCB: Tanchang Basin.

(a) Generalized tectonic map of the West Qinling Belt (based on our recent ... Open Access

Published: 06 November 2020
) and Guo et al. [ 31 ]. Information on magmatism is from Yu et al. [ 69 ] and Liu et al. [ 24 ]. Note that the West Qinling Fault is considered the northeastern boundary of the Tibetan Plateau [ 12 ]. Fault: SDSZ: Shangdan Suture Zone; MLSZ: Mianlue Suture Zone; WQLF: West Qinling Fault; LTF: Lintan
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(A) Topographic map of the Tibetan Plateau with the major active faults. The white stars show various lines of evidence suggesting Miocene uplift of the Tibetan Plateau. The black stars show the locations of the proxy records, which were discussed in the text. The black box outlines the region of Figure 1B. Abbreviations in Figure 1A are as follows. TP—Tibetan Plateau; QB—Qaidam Basin; HG—Honggou section; XH—Xunhua section; LX—Linxia Basin section; WS—Wushan section; QA—Qinan section; LP—Loess Plateau. (B) Generalized tectonic and topographic map of the northeast corner of the Tibetan Plateau showing the West Qinling fault; West Qinling lies to the south of the fault and the East Qilian block to the north. The black boxes outline the study area and the extent of Figure 1C and the swath of Figure 6. JSS—Jishi Shan; SKZ—Sikouzi section; other abbreviations are the same as in Figure 1A. (C) Geological map of the Wushan region (modified from Liu et al., 2015) showing the distributions of Cenozoic stratigraphic units and major faults around the Wushan Basin. WQLF—West Qinling fault; GJSD—Goujiahe-Sidian fault; LYF—Leijiapo-Yanjiamen fault.

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Published: 04 May 2020
of the Tibetan Plateau showing the West Qinling fault; West Qinling lies to the south of the fault and the East Qilian block to the north. The black boxes outline the study area and the extent of Figure 1C and the swath of Figure 6 . JSS—Jishi Shan; SKZ—Sikouzi section; other abbreviations are the same
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Sketch of the main structures in the Tibetan Plateau and Qinling Orogen region. (a) Strike-slip faults along the Tibetan Plateau margin. (b) Simplified structural sketch map of the northeastern Tibetan Plateau, where a strike-slip fault system has developed in the narrowest portion of the Qinling Orogen. HY—Haiyuan fault, WQL—West Qinling fault, EKL—East Kunlun fault, QC—Qingchuan fault, XSH—Xianshuihe fault, ASRR—Ailao Shan-Red River fault, S-NCB—Southern North China Block, NQB—North Qinling Orogenic Belt, SQB—South Qinling Orogenic Belt, and N-SCB—Northern South China Block. The digital topographic base maps are available at http://www.geomapapp.org/.

Sketch of the main structures in the Tibetan Plateau and Qinling Orogen reg... Open Access

Published: 03 November 2023
of the Qinling Orogen. HY—Haiyuan fault, WQL—West Qinling fault, EKL—East Kunlun fault, QC—Qingchuan fault, XSH—Xianshuihe fault, ASRR—Ailao Shan-Red River fault, S-NCB—Southern North China Block, NQB—North Qinling Orogenic Belt, SQB—South Qinling Orogenic Belt, and N-SCB—Northern South China Block. The digital
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Reevaluation of the Seismogenic Fault of the 1654 M8.0 Tianshui Earthquake: Evidence from Geology, Geomorphology, and Chronology along the Lixian-Luojiapu Fault Open Access

Chao Xie, Jinshuo Wang, Wei Pang, Siyuan He, Zongpan Bian, Yang Wang, Bengang Zhou
Journal: Lithosphere
Publisher: GSW
Published: 19 October 2021
Lithosphere (2021) 2021 (Special 2): 6799781.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2113/2021/6799781
...Figure 1 Active fault of the West Qinling mountains. (a) Index map including a shaded digital elevation model (DEM) of the Tibetan Plateau and its adjacent regions. The black frame shows the range of (b). (b) Active faults and earthquakes of the West Qinling mountains. EKLF: the east Kunlun fault...
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Identification of the Seismogenic Fault of the 1654 M 8.0 Tianshui Earthquake, Northeastern Tibetan Plateau Available to Purchase

Peng Chen, Wei Shi, Jianmin Hu, Bing Yan, Haifeng Lu
Published: 28 April 2021
Seismological Research Letters (2021) 92 (5): 2943–2951.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1785/0220200256
...Peng Chen; Wei Shi; Jianmin Hu; Bing Yan; Haifeng Lu Abstract The 1654 M 8.0 Tianshui earthquake occurred in the triangle area bounded by the West Qinling fault (WQLF) and Lixian–Luojiabao fault (LLF) in the northeastern Tibetan plateau. Previous studies reported that the LLF is the source...
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(A) Tectonic map of the West Qinling Belt and its adjacent area, Gansu Province, China, modified after Zhang et al. (2001). Individual Cenozoic basins, such as the Xunhua, Linxia, Sikouzi, Zeku, Xiahe, Lintan, Zhuoni, Wushan, Anhua, Huicheng basins (B.—Basin). Geochronology data from Qin et al. (2009); Yang et al. (2015b); Yu et al. (2022b); Zhang et al. (2001) and references therein. Abbreviations in inset map: SDS—Shangdan suture; MLS—Mianlue suture; WQLF—West Qinling fault; LTF—Lintan-Tanchang fault; GDF—Guanggaishan-Dieshan fault; DWF—Diebu-Wudu fault; LJF—Liangdang-Jiangluo fault; CXF—Chenxian fault; HGF—Huaqiao-Ganquan fault; KMF—Kangxian–Wenxian–Maqu fault; YQF—Yangpingguan-Qingchuan fault; LMSF—Longmen Shan fault; SHF—Southern Hannan fault. (B) Schematic structural cross section of the West Qinling Belt (see Fig. 2A for its location). Q—Quaternary; N—Neogene; E—Eocene; J—Jurassic; K—Cretaceous; T—Triassic; Pz—Paleozoic; Pre-Є—Pre-Cambrian; Mz—Mesozoic.

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Published: 28 April 2023
Qin et al. (2009) ; Yang et al. (2015b) ; Yu et al. (2022b) ; Zhang et al. (2001) and references therein. Abbreviations in inset map: SDS—Shangdan suture; MLS—Mianlue suture; WQLF—West Qinling fault; LTF—Lintan-Tanchang fault; GDF—Guanggaishan-Dieshan fault; DWF—Diebu-Wudu fault; LJF—Liangdang
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Color‐shaded relief map showing the fault trace of the western section of the West Qinling fault (WQLF) (see Fig. 1a for location). The Daxiahe River and Taohe River, two tributaries of the Yellow River, are offset by WQLF and develop square bends when across the WQLF.

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Published: 28 April 2021
Figure 2. Color‐shaded relief map showing the fault trace of the western section of the West Qinling fault (WQLF) (see Fig.  1a for location). The Daxiahe River and Taohe River, two tributaries of the Yellow River, are offset by WQLF and develop square bends when across the WQLF.
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Block diagram shows late Miocene (ca. 10 Ma) tectonic deformation of the Wushan Basin and the incorporation of conglomerate, sandstone, mudstone, granite, and metamorphic rock, into the northeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau. See Figure 1B for location of the swath. WQLF—West Qinling fault; HYF—Haiyuan fault. WSB—Wushan Basin.

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Published: 04 May 2020
Qinling fault; HYF—Haiyuan fault. WSB—Wushan Basin.
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(a) Regional geologic map of the Qinling Mountains and Weihe Basin (the geological map was modified after Wang [136] and Meng and Zhang [56] and the 1 : 500000 digital geological map from http://geocloud.cgs.gov.cn/#/portal/home; the underlying topography was based on SRTM data with a resolution of 90 m from http://srtm.csi.cgiar.org/SELECTION/inputCoord.asp). F1 North Qinling Fault; F2 Fengxian-Taibai Fault; F3 Longxian-Mazhao Fault; F4 Yuxia-Tieluzi Fault; F5 East Kunlun Fault; F6 West Qinling Fault; F7 Liupanshan Fault; F8 Qianxian-Heyang Fault; F9 Weihe Fault; ACB Anhua-Chengxian Basin; NCC North China Craton; YC Yangtze Craton; B1 Hefei Basin; B2 Bohai Basin; B3 Erlian Basin; B4 Xining Basin; and M1 East Kunlun. (b) Schematic geological map of Taibai Mountain and sampling locations (the geological map was modified after [53], and the 1 : 500000 digital geological map from http://geocloud.cgs.gov.cn; the underlying topography was based on SRTM data with a resolution of 90 m from http://srtm.csi.cgiar.org/SELECTION/inputCoord.asp).

(a) Regional geologic map of the Qinling Mountains and Weihe Basin (the geo... Open Access

Published: 01 June 2022
with a resolution of 90 m from http://srtm.csi.cgiar.org/SELECTION/inputCoord.asp ). F1 North Qinling Fault; F2 Fengxian-Taibai Fault; F3 Longxian-Mazhao Fault; F4 Yuxia-Tieluzi Fault; F5 East Kunlun Fault; F6 West Qinling Fault; F7 Liupanshan Fault; F8 Qianxian-Heyang Fault; F9 Weihe Fault; ACB Anhua-Chengxian
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(A) Topographic map of the Tibetan Plateau showing major active faults. The West Qinling fault is inferred Paleogene boundary of the Tibetan Plateau after Clark et al. (2010) and Zhang et al. (2020). (B) Cenozoic sedimentary basins and large external drainage system on the northeastern corner of the Tibetan Plateau. The map shows the tectonic framework and distribution of Cenozoic sequences in the Longzhong Basin and West Qinling Belt intermontane basins modified after Fang et al. (2003), Lease (2014), Wang et al. (2013), and Zhang et al. (2001). The sensu lato Longzhong Basin is a topographically enclosed depression and is divided into several subbasins, such as the Xunhua, Linxia, Xining, and Lanzhou basins. Blue box corner outline represents the approximate area of Figure 2. Sutures and major faults: IYS—Indus-Yarlung Zangpo suture; BNS—Bangong-Nujiang suture; JS—Jinshajiang suture; EKLF—East Kunlun fault; ATF—Altyn Tagh fault; HYF—Haiyuan fault. Blocks: NCB—North China Block; SCB—South China Block. B.—Basin; Cz—Cenozoic.

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Published: 28 April 2023
Figure 1. (A) Topographic map of the Tibetan Plateau showing major active faults. The West Qinling fault is inferred Paleogene boundary of the Tibetan Plateau after Clark et al. (2010) and Zhang et al. (2020) . (B) Cenozoic sedimentary basins and large external drainage system
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Geological sketch map of the study area, showing major active faults on the topographic base map in northeastern Tibet. The inset at lower-left shows the macrostructure of East Tibet. WQ-F—West Qinling fault; EKL-F—East Kunlun fault; BLJ-F—Bailongjiang fault; MMT-F—Maqên-Maqu-Tazang fault; HN-F—Hanan fault; HY-F—Haiyuan fault; QC-F—Qingchuan fault; LMS-F—Longmenshan fault; XSH-F—Xianshuihe fault; RR-F—Red River fault.

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Published: 03 January 2020
Figure 1. Geological sketch map of the study area, showing major active faults on the topographic base map in northeastern Tibet. The inset at lower-left shows the macrostructure of East Tibet. WQ-F—West Qinling fault; EKL-F—East Kunlun fault; BLJ-F—Bailongjiang fault; MMT-F—Maqên-Maqu-Tazang
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Topographic map of the northeastern margin of Tibetan Plateau. Red box outlines extent of Figure 2. Abbreviations are as follows: NQLF, north Qilian fault; RYSF, Riyueshan fault; ELSF, Elashan fault; WQLF, west Qinling fault; HCB, Hexi Corridor basin; QHL, Qinghai lake; 1, Duvall et al. (2013); 2, Yu et al. (2019a); 3, Pan et al. (2013); 4, Li et al. (2019); 5, Wang et al. (2020); 6, Zheng et al. (2006); 7, Lin et al. (2011).

Topographic map of the northeastern margin of Tibetan Plateau. Red box outl... Open Access

Published: 05 April 2024
Fig. 1. Topographic map of the northeastern margin of Tibetan Plateau. Red box outlines extent of Figure 2 . Abbreviations are as follows: NQLF, north Qilian fault; RYSF, Riyueshan fault; ELSF, Elashan fault; WQLF, west Qinling fault; HCB, Hexi Corridor basin; QHL, Qinghai lake; 1, Duvall et
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(a) Color‐shaded relief map showing the topographic features and tectonic setting of the study area. (b) Index map showing the study area and the major active faults within and around the Tibetan plateau. Historic earthquake information from the Earthquake Disaster Prevention Department of China Earthquake Administration catalog (EDPDCEA, 1995) and focal mechanisms were obtained from Global Centroid Moment Tensor Project (see Data and Resources). The acronyms used in the figure are defined as follows: ATF, Altyn Tagh fault; HYF, Haiyuan fault; KLF, Kunlun fault; RRF, Red River fault; WQLF, West Qinling fault; XSHF, Xianshuihe fault.

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Published: 28 April 2021
; WQLF, West Qinling fault; XSHF, Xianshuihe fault.
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A: Topographic map of northeastern Tibetan Plateau, showing tectonic framework and spatial distribution of postcollisional magmatism along Kunlun fault. AKMS—Ayimaqin-Kunlun-Mutztagh suture zone; JSS—Jinsha suture zone; BNS—Bangong-Nujiang suture zone; ATF—Altyn Tagh fault; HF—Haiyuan fault; KLF—Kunlun fault; WQF—West Qinling fault. Cenozoic basins in northeastern Tibet are denoted by gray areas. Yellow line corresponds to profiles in Figure 4. B: Variation in formation ages of melilitite, shoshonite, and (ultra)potassic rocks along Kunlun fault (summarized in Table DR1 [see footnote 1]).

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Published: 12 October 2018
fault; KLF—Kunlun fault; WQF—West Qinling fault. Cenozoic basins in northeastern Tibet are denoted by gray areas. Yellow line corresponds to profiles in Figure 4 . B: Variation in formation ages of melilitite, shoshonite, and (ultra)potassic rocks along Kunlun fault (summarized in Table DR1 [see
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Main active faults and their slip rates in the Qilian Shan. The black lines and numbers denote the strike-slip faults and their slip rates (mm/yr). The red lines and numbers denote thrust faults and their shortening slip rates (mm/yr). References to slip rates are shown in Table 1. Fault names: F1 – Altyn Tagh fault; F2 – North Qilian fault; F3 – Changma fault; F4 – Shule Nan Shan fault; F5 – Danghe Nan Shan fault; F6 – North Qaidam fault; F7 – Haiyuan fault; F8 – Ela Shan fault; F9 – Qinghai Nan Shan fault; F10 – Riyue Shan fault; F11 – Laji Shan fault; F12 – Liupan Shan fault; F13 – Gulang fault; F14 – West Qinling fault; F15 – East Kunlun fault.

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Published: 01 July 2024
; F13 – Gulang fault; F14 – West Qinling fault; F15 – East Kunlun fault.
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(a) Topographic map of the Daxia River catchment, showing extracted peneplains and knickpoints in the Daxia River catchment. Knickpoints were extracted following Whipple et al. (2007). WQF, West Qinling Fault. A–A′ indicates location of profile shown in (b). For a better view, the red numbers represent the highest knickpoints in this region and the black numbers represent other knickpoints. (b) Topographic profile parallel to the WQF. The topographic data stem from the SRTM DEM dataset with 30 m horizontal resolution.

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Published: 15 November 2023
Fig. 4. ( a ) Topographic map of the Daxia River catchment, showing extracted peneplains and knickpoints in the Daxia River catchment. Knickpoints were extracted following Whipple et al. (2007) . WQF, West Qinling Fault. A–A′ indicates location of profile shown in (b). For a better view