Bouguer gravity study of middle section of Tanlu fault

Although Tanlu fault is one of the most important tectonic fault zones and active earthquake belts in eastern China, little is known about its deep structure. In this study, we use the existing Bouguer gravity data to study the middle section of the Tanlu fault zone, which is also known as the Yishu...

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Published in:Acta seismologica sinica 2006-11, Vol.19 (6), p.650-657
Main Authors: Tang, Xin-gong, Chen, Yong-shun, Tang, Zhe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Belts
China
Earthquakes
Fault diagnosis
Fault lines
Faults
Gravitation
Gravity
Plate tectonics
Sediments
Seismic activity
Seismic engineering
Seismic phenomena
Tectonics
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Summary:Although Tanlu fault is one of the most important tectonic fault zones and active earthquake belts in eastern China, little is known about its deep structure. In this study, we use the existing Bouguer gravity data to study the middle section of the Tanlu fault zone, which is also known as the Yishu fault zone. Our gravity inversion results indicate that the Moho has an abrupt offset in depth at the Tanlu fault zone and it has a relatively smooth variation away from the fault zone. The crustal structures on both sides are different from each other. Sediment is thin on the west side with an average thickness of less than 5 km, while it is as thick as 6 km on the east side. The thinnest sediment (34 km) is at the fault zone. Moho depth increases from 33 to 34 km on east side and from 36 to 38 km on west side. Tanlu fault zone is shown as a wide zone of linear gradient in the Bouguer gravity anomaly.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1000-9116
1674-4519
1867-8777
DOI:10.1007/s11589-006-0650-y