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EARTHQUAKE ›› 2000, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (3): 48-52.

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Analysis of vertical crust deformation and study on the trend of earthquakes in Xiji-Haiyuan-Guyuan area

ZHANG Si-xin, ZHANG Xi, CHEN Bing, XUE Fu-ping   

  1. The Second Crustal Deformation Monitoring Center, CSB, Xi'an 710054, China
  • Received:1999-08-17 Revised:2000-02-02 Online:2000-07-31 Published:2022-09-30

Abstract: By analyzing the evolution of vertical deformation field in Xiji-Haiyuan-Guyuan area,the following results are obtained: ① Since1990,the differential movement of vertical deformation field has decreased.Today,activity of Liupan mountain fault zone is low.② The compressional stress from Qinghai-Tibet sub-plate to the southwestern border of Ordos Massif along NE direction has become weak,but the compressional stress from North China sub-plate along SW direction becomes stronger.③ The reason why appears activity of small earthquakes,may be instability of horizontal stress field of Ordos block,due to adjustment of compressional stress form Qinghai-Tibet plate and relative strengthening of compressional stress from North China sub-plate.

Key words: Vertical crust deformation, Hai-Yuan fault zone, Seismicity, Xi-Hai-Gu area

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