Some geologic signatures of fault creep in the continental area of China

Various geologic signatures of fault creep along most of the active faults in the continental area of China can be recognized, although no surface deformation caused by creep slip event has been observed. These signatures include ordered regional taphrogeny, linear deformation zones distributed alon...

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Published in:Acta seismologica sinica 1997-01, Vol.10 (1), p.115-122
Main Authors: Xiang, Hong-Fa, Guo, Shun-Min, Zhang, Wan-Xia, Zhang, Bing-Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Creep (materials)
Deformation
Earthquakes
Fault lines
Faults
Geology
Plate tectonics
Seismic engineering
Seismic phenomena
Seismology
Signatures
Slip
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Summary:Various geologic signatures of fault creep along most of the active faults in the continental area of China can be recognized, although no surface deformation caused by creep slip event has been observed. These signatures include ordered regional taphrogeny, linear deformation zones distributed along the fault, and seismic slip rate much lower than the geologic slip rate, etc. The recognition and identification of this important fault behavior are of great theoretical and practical significance.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1000-9116
1674-4519
1993-1344
1867-8777
DOI:10.1007/s11589-997-0046-7