Transition between the Okinawa trough backarc extension and the Taiwan collision: New insights on the southernmost Ryukyu subduction zone

Located between the Okinawa Trough (OT) backarc basin and the collisional zone in Taiwan, the southernmost Ryukyu subduction zone is investigated. This area, including the southwestern portions of the OT and Ryukyu island arc (RA) and located west of 123.5 degree E, is named the "Taiwan-Ryukyu...

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Published in:Marine geophysical researches 1996-06, Vol.18 (2-4), p.163-187
Main Authors: Hsu, Shu-Kun, Sibuet, Jean-Claude, Monti, Serge, Shyu, Chuen-Tien, Liu, Char-Shine
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Language:English
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Marine
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Summary:Located between the Okinawa Trough (OT) backarc basin and the collisional zone in Taiwan, the southernmost Ryukyu subduction zone is investigated. This area, including the southwestern portions of the OT and Ryukyu island arc (RA) and located west of 123.5 degree E, is named the "Taiwan-Ryukyu fault zone" (TRFZ). West of 123.5 degree E, the OT displays NNW-SSE structural trends which are different in direction from the ENE-WSW trending pattern of the rest of the OT. Using joint analysis of bathymetric, magnetic, gravity and earthquake data, three major discontinuities, that we interpret as right-lateral strike-slip faults (Faults A, B and C), have been identified. These faults could represent major decouplings in the southern portion of the Ryukyu subduction zone: each decoupling results in a decrease of the horizontal stress on the portion of the RA located on the eastern side of the corresponding fault.
ISSN:0025-3235
1573-0581
DOI:10.1007/BF00286076