Tectonics of China

Abstract

Contemporary tectonics and earthquakes are being studied in several areas in China by analysis of seismicity, geomorphology, igneous activity, and faulting. Geologic information is interpreted from LANDSAT imagery. Information from fault plane solutions and LANDSAT imagery indicates that the Tibetan Plateau is in east-west extension. Study of the Tien Shan earthquake sequences by the JHD technique shows a northwest-trending fault plane. The fault plane solution of the February 4, 1975 Haicheng earthquake and aftershock sequence indicates a rupture along the east-west trending fault plane.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 28, 1977
Accession Number
ADA120891

Entities

People

  • James Ni

Organizations

  • Cornell University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Asia
  • Boundaries
  • Central Asia
  • Collisions
  • Contracts
  • Earthquakes
  • Epicenters
  • Geology
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • Polarization
  • Surface Waves
  • Tectonics
  • United States
  • Volcanoes
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Seismology