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EARTHQUAKE ›› 2006, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (2): 45-53.

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Study on current kinematic model of the active blocks in Western China by GPS survey data

LIU Wei-hua1,2, WEI Dong-ping1   

  1. 1. Laboratory of Computational Geodynamics, Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049;
    2. Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
  • Received:2005-06-20 Revised:2005-11-02 Online:2006-04-30 Published:2021-11-01

Abstract: The neotectonic deformation is very strong along the Tibet and Xinjiang zone distributed in Western China. Nevertheless all the observed data of seismology and geology suggested that this area more possibly consists of several rigid blocks: the Tarim (TM), the Alashan (AS), the Qaidam (CD), the Tienshan (TS) and Tibet (TB). The kinematic model is mainly derived from the Global Positioning System (GPS) velocity data during the latest 10 years' observations, based on the method of the global plate model. The resulting Euler vectors predict that the movements of these microplates are consistent with the geophysical and geological observations of relative movements of the plates along their boundaries and that indicates it reasonable to regard these blocks as rigid ones.

Key words: Western China, Active block, Plate movement, GPS, Euler vectors

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