Characteristics of the regional stress field and tectonic movement on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and in its surrounding areas

Geology in China

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 283-285

  Xu, Ji Ren ^a   Zhao, Zhi Xin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Focal mechanism solution; Qinghai Tibet Plateau; Stress field; Tectonic movement; Types of seismic fault

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; FOCAL MECHANISM; GEODYNAMICS; INDIAN PLATE; NEOTECTONICS; PLATE MOTION; STRESS FIELD; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONICS; UPLIFT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HIMALAYAS; LAKE BAIKAL; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 33750705818     PISSN: 10003657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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