Local structural and geomorphological controls on landsliding at the Leigu restraining bend of the Beichuan-Yingxiu fault system during the 2008 Mw 7.9 Wenchuan earthquake
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DOI: 10.1007/s10346-019-01264-x
Abstract: The 2008 Mw 7.9 Wenchuan, China, earthquake produced many damaging landslides in the Longmenshan region along the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau, China. Among the thousands of reported landslides, some are geologically notable because… read more here.
Keywords: landslide; restraining bend; fault; fault system ... See more keywords
A near-fault probabilistic seismic hazard assessment for Yasouj, located in the Kazerun fault system, southwest Iran
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DOI: 10.1007/s11069-020-04384-z
Abstract: The Kazerun fault system (KFS) is located in the central part of the Zagros, the most seismically active orogenic belt in the Iranian plateau. The city of Yasouj is located in the midst of the KFS… read more here.
Keywords: hazard; fault; yasouj; yasouj located ... See more keywords
Preliminary study of gravimetric anomalies in the Magallanes-Fagnano fault system, South America
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geog.2017.10.002
Abstract: Abstract The main objective of this research is to recognize several geological structures associated with the shear zones of the MFFS (Magallanes – Fagnano fault system) by the analysis and interpretation of gravimetric anomalies. Besides,… read more here.
Keywords: study; fault system; magallanes fagnano; gravimetric anomalies ... See more keywords
Seismic reflection profiling of the first deep geothermal field in Taiwan
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2018.01.011
Abstract: Abstract The first deep geothermal energy development project in Taiwan was launched at the Ilan Plain in northeastern Taiwan, where metamorphic rock is covered by sediments and detailed subsurface structures were poorly known. An eastward… read more here.
Keywords: deep geothermal; seismic reflection; reflection profiling; fault system ... See more keywords
Measurement of terrestrial radiation level in a neotectonic fault system in Trinidad.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2018.12.004
Abstract: Present study area, which is located in the Central Range Fault (CRF) in the island of Trinidad, can provide solution to that problem as this strike-slip fault system is reported to be active in present… read more here.
Keywords: fault; study; fault system; terrestrial radiation ... See more keywords
Morpho-bathymetry and surficial morphology of Udaeta Lake, along the Magallanes-Fagnano fault system, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2017.02.001
Abstract: Abstract The bathymetry and geomorphological characteristics of Udaeta Lake are herein presented. This lake is located in the central-eastern portion of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego and it fills a structural depression originated along… read more here.
Keywords: udaeta lake; fault system; magallanes fagnano; bathymetry ... See more keywords
Evolution of the Karebas Fault System and adjacent folds, central Zagros fold-and-thrust belt, Iran: Role of pre-existing halokinesis (salt structures and minibasins) and detachment levels
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2018.06.024
Abstract: Abstract In the central part of the Zagros fold-and-thrust belt of Iran, several diapirs of the Latest Precambrian–Early Cambrian Hormuz Salt locally decorate the surface exposures of a series of N–S to NNW–SSE trending right-lateral… read more here.
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Holocene paleoearthquakes on the Tianqiaogou-Huangyangchuan fault in the northeastern boundary fault system of the Tibetan Plateau
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2019.104049
Abstract: Abstract Rupture behavior, one of the quantitative features of active fault, is fundamental for understanding crustal deformation mechanisms and assessing regional seismic risk. The 120-km-long Tianqiaogou-Huangyangchuan Fault (THF) is an important branch fault of the… read more here.
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Mainshocks/aftershocks study of the August 2012 earthquake doublet on Ahar-Varzaghan complex fault system (NW Iran)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2018.08.001
Abstract: Abstract Seismotectonic features of the Ahar-Varzaghan complex fault system are reviewed by the mainshocks/aftershocks study of the 2012 Ahar-Varzaghan earthquake doublet (Mw = 6.5 & Mw = 6.3). The early aftershocks were accurately monitored by a dense local seismological… read more here.
Keywords: fault; complex fault; rupture; ahar varzaghan ... See more keywords
Holocene paleoseismology of the Norcia fault system (Central Italy)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2018.08.008
Abstract: Abstract We investigated the Late Quaternary activity of the Norcia fault system, one of the most hazardous seismogenic structures of Italy, responsible over the centuries for nucleating several Mw 6 earthquakes, possibly up to Mw… read more here.
Keywords: fault; holocene paleoseismology; fault system; central italy ... See more keywords
Lithospheric Contraction on Mars: A 3D Model of the Amenthes Thrust Fault System
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DOI: 10.1029/2019je006201
Abstract: Amenthes Rupes is the topographic expression of a main fault belonging to a thrust fault system located parallel to the martian dichotomy boundary. A 3D forward model has been applied to the Amenthes thrust fault… read more here.
Keywords: fault; amenthes thrust; area; thrust fault ... See more keywords