On the tectonic stress field in China and its relation to plate movement

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Apr 1979

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Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, Volume 18, Issue 4, p. 257-273.

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The characteristics of the stress field induced during the period of Neotectonic movement for different regions of China were investigated using data of active faults, fault basins, new folds, geomorphology and drainage systems. Also, on the basis of the data of focal mechanisms, earthquake faults and crustal deformation, the recent tectonic stress field in China was analyzed. The following suggestions are proposed: s(1)|Since Late Tertiary the situation of the tectonic stress field in China is, on the whole, consistent and static in nature: s(2)|Since Late Tertiary the tectonic stress field in China may have had an obviously regional character. The orientation of the principal compressive stress in west China is mainly NNE to NE. In the Taiwan Province and in the South China fault block the orientation of the principal compressive stress is NW to NWW. In the North China fault block, it is NE to NEE. s(3)|The north-south tectonic belt between east China and west China is a much more complex tectonic feature. On each of the relevant segments the mechanical behavior is quite different from each other; the arcuated tectonic belt within the Qinghai-Xizang fault block possess, obviously, an eastward and southeastward slip just tracing the curvature of the arc. s(4)|Since the Neotectonic time, the tectonic stress field in China is mainly represented by the horizontal element. The relationship between the tectonic stress field and the plate movement is finally discussed in this paper. It is suggested that the formation and evolution of the tectonic stress field in China since Late Tertiary were the results of the interaction of the Indian plate, the Eurasian plate and the Pacific plate. All these names are spelled in Chinese phonetic alphabet as follows: Deng Qidong, Zhang Yuming, Xu Guilin, Fan Futian.

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