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Surface Rupture and Slip Distribution along the Zheduotang Fault in the Kangding Section of the Xianshuihe Fault Zone

Jun Ma, Bengang Zhou, Mingming Wang, Peng Guo, Jinrui Liu, Guanghao Ha, Jing Fan
Journal: Lithosphere
Publisher: GSW
Published: 17 March 2022
Lithosphere (2021) 2021 (Special 2): 6500707.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2113/2022/6500707
...Jun Ma; Bengang Zhou; Mingming Wang; Peng Guo; Jinrui Liu; Guanghao Ha; Jing Fan Abstract The Zheduotang fault (ZDTF) is located in the Kangding section of the Xianshuihe fault zone (XSHF). While the ZDTF plays an essential role in understanding the structural deformation pattern of the Kangding...
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Temporally constant slip rate along the Ganzi fault, NW Xianshuihe fault system, eastern Tibet

Marie-Luce Chevalier, Philippe Hervé Leloup, Anne Replumaz, Jiawei Pan, Marianne Métois, Haibing Li
Journal: GSA Bulletin
Published: 12 September 2017
GSA Bulletin (2018) 130 (3-4): 396–410.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1130/B31691.1
...Marie-Luce Chevalier; Philippe Hervé Leloup; Anne Replumaz; Jiawei Pan; Marianne Métois; Haibing Li Abstract The left-lateral strike-slip Xianshuihe fault system, located in eastern Tibet, is one of the most tectonically active intracontinental fault systems in China, if not in the world, along...
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Field study of a highly active fault zone: The Xianshuihe fault of southwestern China

CLARENCE R. ALLEN, LUO ZHUOLI, QIAN HONG, WEN XUEZE, ZHOU HUAWEI, HUANG WEISHI
Journal: GSA Bulletin
Published: 01 September 1991
GSA Bulletin (1991) 103 (9): 1178–1199.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1991)103<1178:FSOAHA>2.3.CO;2
...CLARENCE R. ALLEN; LUO ZHUOLI; QIAN HONG; WEN XUEZE; ZHOU HUAWEI; HUANG WEISHI Abstract The Xianshuihe fault of western Sichuan Province, China, is one of the world's most active faults, having produced 4 earthquakes during this century of magnitude ≥7 along a 350-km length of the fault. At least 8...
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Episodic magmatism of the Gongga batholith (eastern Tibet) revealed by detrital zircon U-Pb geochronology: Insights into phased Xianshuihe fault activity and plateau growth

Yanglin Zhao, Xiaoming Shen, Zhiyuan He, Xiaoping Yuan, Yukui Ge, Shiguang Wang, Lin Wu, Yingying Jia, Xiudang Tang
Journal: Geosphere
Published: 12 April 2024
Geosphere (2024) 20 (3): 895–909.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1130/GES02692.1
... was most likely caused by postcollisional extension after the closure of the Paleo-Tethys Ocean. The two Cenozoic magmatic episodes are coeval with the progressive intensification of Xianshuihe fault activity. Consequently, these episodes highlight two significant phases of plateau growth in the eastern...
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InSAR Observations Reveal Variations in Shallow Creep on the Kangding Segment of the Xianshuihe Fault

Xing Huang, Yanchuan Li, Xinjian Shan, Dezheng Zhao, Zhiyu Gao, Wenyu Gong, Chunyan Qu
Published: 30 June 2023
Seismological Research Letters (2023) 94 (5): 2291–2300.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1785/0220230053
... on the Kangding segment of the Xianshuihe fault in eastern Tibet, where the 2014 M w 5.9 Kangding earthquake occurred. Previous geodetic observations in 1999–2021 identified apparent shallow creep along this segment; however, whether the aseismic slip is secular creep, afterslip of the 2014 Kangding earthquake...
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Airborne LiDAR‐Based Mapping of Surface Ruptures and Coseismic Slip of the 1955 Zheduotang Earthquake on the Xianshuihe Fault, East Tibet

Jing Xu, Jing Liu‐zeng, Zhaode Yuan, Wenqian Yao, Jinyu Zhang, Lingyun Ji, Zhigang Shao, Longfei Han, Zijun Wang
Published: 18 October 2022
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (2022) 112 (6): 3102–3120.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1785/0120220012
..., and assessing earthquake hazards. Detailed mapping of surface ruptures of large historical earthquakes is needed but is difficult in remote regions. The 1955 M s 7.5 Zheduotang earthquake occurred in a prominent restraining bend of the central sinistral Xianshuihe fault and within a high‐relief and densely...
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Multisegment Rupture Hazard Modeling along the Xianshuihe Fault Zone, Southeastern Tibetan Plateau

Jia Cheng, Thomas Chartier, Xiwei Xu
Published: 25 November 2020
Seismological Research Letters (2021) 92 (2A): 951–964.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1785/0220200117
...Jia Cheng; Thomas Chartier; Xiwei Xu Abstract The Xianshuihe fault is a remarkable strike‐slip fault characterized by high slip rate ( ∼ 10 mm / yr ) and frequent strong historical earthquakes. The potential for future large earthquakes on this fault is enhanced by the 2008 M w 7.9 Wenchuan...
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A Synthetic Seismicity Model for the Northwestern Portion of the Xianshuihe Fault, Southwestern China: Simulation Using the Monte Carlo Method, Based on Historical Earthquake Data

Hongliu Ran
Published: 18 February 2014
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (2014) 104 (2): 898–912.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1785/0120120313
...Hongliu Ran Abstract In order to estimate distributions of recurrence intervals and segment interactions across the four fault segments along the northwestern portion of the Xianshuihe fault ( NPXF ) in southwestern China, I generate a large number of synthetic earthquake catalogs by sampling...
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Late Cenozoic deformation along the northwestern continuation of the Xianshuihe fault system, Eastern Tibetan Plateau

Shifeng Wang, Chun Fan, Gang Wang, Erchie Wang
Journal: GSA Bulletin
Published: 01 March 2008
GSA Bulletin (2008) 120 (3-4): 312–327.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1130/B25833.1
...Shifeng Wang; Chun Fan; Gang Wang; Erchie Wang Abstract The Xianshuihe fault system is a highly active, left-lateral slip fault that has played an important role in accommodating late Cenozoic crustal deformation of the Eastern Tibetan Plateau. The left-lateral displacement on the western portion...
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Source processes of large earthquakes along the Xianshuihe fault in southwestern China

Huilan Zhou, Hsui-Lin Liu, Hiroo Kanamori
Published: 01 April 1983
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (1983) 73 (2): 537–551.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1785/BSSA0730020537
...Huilan Zhou; Hsui-Lin Liu; Hiroo Kanamori abstract The Xianshuihe fault is one of the most active faults in southwestern China. Recently, three large earthquakes occurred along it in 1967 ( M s = 6.1), 1973 ( M s = 7.5), and 1981 ( M s = 6.8). The 1981 event occurred near the central portion...
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Late Cenozoic Xianshuihe-Xiaojiang, Red River, and Dali Fault Systems of Southwestern Sichuan and Central Yunnan, China

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E. Wang, B. C. Burchfiel, L. H. Royden, Liangzhong Chen, Jishen Chen, Wenxin Li, Zhiliang Chen
Book: Late Cenozoic Xianshuihe-Xiaojiang, Red River, and Dali Fault Systems of Southwestern Sichuan
Series: GSA Special Papers
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 01 January 1998
DOI: 10.1130/0-8137-2327-2.1
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Late Cenozoic Xianshuihe-Xiaojiang, Red River, and Dali Fault Systems of Southwestern Sichuan

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Erchie Wang, B.C. Burchfiel, L.H. Royden, Chen Liangzhong, Chen Jishen, Li Wenxin, Chen Zhiliang
Series: GSA Special Papers
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 01 January 1998
DOI: 10.1130/SPE327
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Map showing the tectonic setting of the <span class="search-highlight">Xianshuihe</span> <span class="search-highlight">fault</span> zone (XSHFZ) and t...

Map showing the tectonic setting of the Xianshuihe fault zone (XSHFZ) and t...

Published: 29 June 2022
Figure 1. Map showing the tectonic setting of the Xianshuihe fault zone (XSHFZ) and the 2014 Kangding double shocks and distribution of the seismic stations used in this study. The two red stars show the epicenters of the Kangding M  6.4 (KD1) and 5.9 (KD2) earthquakes. The focal mechanisms
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(a) Tectonic map and large historical earthquakes on the <span class="search-highlight">Xianshuihe</span> <span class="search-highlight">fault</span>. ...

(a) Tectonic map and large historical earthquakes on the Xianshuihe fault. ...

Published: 25 November 2020
Figure 1. (a) Tectonic map and large historical earthquakes on the Xianshuihe fault. (b) Arrows represent the Global Positioning System (GPS) velocity field relative to the entire Tibetan plateau ( Gan et al. , 2007 ); the dashed rectangle shows the location of panel (a).
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(a) Calculated b ‐value along the <span class="search-highlight">Xianshuihe</span> <span class="search-highlight">fault</span>. (b) The coupling r...

(a) Calculated b ‐value along the Xianshuihe fault. (b) The coupling r...

Published: 25 November 2020
Figure 5. (a) Calculated b ‐value along the Xianshuihe fault. (b) The coupling ratio distribution of the Xianshuihe fault; black lines are the outlined asperities ( Jiang et al. , 2015 ).
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The <span class="search-highlight">Xianshuihe</span> <span class="search-highlight">fault</span> system in the frame of the India-Asia collision zone. ...

The Xianshuihe fault system in the frame of the India-Asia collision zone. ...

Published: 12 September 2017
Figure 1. The Xianshuihe fault system in the frame of the India-Asia collision zone. (A) Tectonic map of the eastern Himalayan syntaxis region with digital elevation model (DEM) in the background. Xianshuihe fault system is shown in red. RRF—Red River fault. Stars indicate locations of major
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Historical earthquakes on the <span class="search-highlight">Xianshuihe</span> <span class="search-highlight">fault</span>. Gray lines are the active f...

Historical earthquakes on the Xianshuihe fault. Gray lines are the active f...

Published: 23 September 2015
Figure 2. Historical earthquakes on the Xianshuihe fault. Gray lines are the active faults. Gray circles are the historical earthquakes larger than M  7.0. Red lines show the ruptured segments of the historical earthquakes. The blue line shows the fault that ruptured in the Kangding earthquake
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The geographic structure of the <span class="search-highlight">Xianshuihe</span> <span class="search-highlight">fault</span> ( NPXF ) and other major f...

The geographic structure of the Xianshuihe fault ( NPXF ) and other major f...

Published: 18 February 2014
Figure 1. The geographic structure of the Xianshuihe fault ( NPXF ) and other major faults in southwestern China. The inset indicates the location of the detailed map.
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Figure 1. Regional tectonic map shows the trace of <span class="search-highlight">Xianshuihe</span> <span class="search-highlight">fault</span> system ...

Figure 1. Regional tectonic map shows the trace of Xianshuihe fault system ...

Published: 01 March 2008
Figure 1. Regional tectonic map shows the trace of Xianshuihe fault system within eastern Tibet. The major tectonic units of the Eastern Tibetan Plateau are: I—Songpan-Ganzi Flysch belt; II—Yidun Volcanic Arc; III—Three River Fold belt; IV—Kungdian High. Abbreviations: ATF—Altyn Tagh Fault; HF
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Figure 16. The northwestern continuation of the <span class="search-highlight">Xianshuihe</span> <span class="search-highlight">fault</span> system lie...

Figure 16. The northwestern continuation of the Xianshuihe fault system lie...

Published: 01 March 2008
Figure 16. The northwestern continuation of the Xianshuihe fault system lies within the transitional zone between the central Tibetan Plateau, undergoing N-S compression, and the southeastern margin of the plateau, experiencing clockwise rotation. The change in strike of the fault is interpreted