Structure and tectonic geomorphology of the Qujiang fault at the intersection of the Ailao Shan-Red River fault and the Xianshuihe-Xiaojiang fault system, China

Tectonophysics

Volumn 634, Issue , 2014, Pages 156-170

  Wang, Yang ^a   Zhang, Bo ^a   Hou, Jianjun ^a   Xu, Xiwei ^b  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Geometry; Geomorphology; Holocene; Kinematics; Qujiang fault

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; GEOMETRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; KINEMATICS; LANDFORMS; RIVERS; STRAIN ENERGY; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS;

FIELD OBSERVATIONS; HOLOCENES; NORMAL COMPONENT; SATELLITE IMAGES; SEISMICALLY ACTIVE FAULTS; SEISMOGENIC FAULTS; STRONG EARTHQUAKES; TECTONIC GEOMORPHOLOGY;

FAULT SLIPS;

ACTIVE FAULT; AFTERSHOCK; DEFORMATION; FAULT ZONE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GROUND MOVEMENT; KINEMATICS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC SETTING;

AILAO SHAN-RED RIVER SHEAR ZONE; CHINA; QUJIANG-SHIPING FAULT ZONE; XIANSHUIHE FAULT ZONE; YUNNAN;

EID: 84923218435     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2014.07.031     Document Type: Article

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