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Lithospheric Deformation and Active Tectonics of the NW Himalayas, Hindukush, and Tibet

, 2021
The Himalayan Mountain System (HMS) and the Tibetan Plateau (TP) represent an active mountain belt, with continent-continent collision. Geological and geophysical (seismological modeling, seismic reflection, and gravity) data is reviewed herein for an ...
I. A. K. Jadoon, L. Ding, Saif-ur-Rehman K. Jadoon, Z. I. Bhatti, S. T. H. Shah, M. Qasim   +5 more
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Pumping-induced reactivation of a pre-existing normal fault: insights from a centrifuge model test

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2023
Pumping-induced normal fault reactivation and the resultant ground fracture have been observed in faulted basins worldwide, but the process and mechanism are poorly understood thus far.
Jiawei Wan, Jiawei Wan, Bin Li, Bin Li, Yang Gao, Yang Gao, Chengxuan Tan, Chengxuan Tan, Zhuang Li   +8 more
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Landslides triggered by the 12 January 2010 Port-au-Prince, Haiti, M_w = 7.0 earthquake: visual interpretation, inventory compiling, and spatial distribution statistical analysis [PDF]

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2014
The 12 January 2010 Port-au-Prince, Haiti, earthquake (Mw= 7.0) triggered tens of thousands of landslides. The purpose of this study is to investigate the correlations of the occurrence of landslides and the thicknesses of their erosion with topographic,
C. Xu, J. B. H. Shyu, X. Xu
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Brief Communication: Landslides triggered by the M_s = 7.0 Lushan earthquake, China [PDF]

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2014
Earthquake-triggered landslides have drawn much attention around the world because of the severe hazards they pose. The 20 April 2013 Ms = 7.0 Lushan Earthquake, which occurred in the Longmen Shan region in Sichuan province, China, triggered more than ...
X. L. Chen, L. Yu, M. M. Wang, C. X. Lin, C. G. Liu, J. Y. Li   +5 more
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Layered in-situ stress measurement method for perforated interval of Nanpu Gas Storage, Jidong Oilfield

You-qi chuyun, 2022
In-situ stress is an important basic data for determining the top and bottom limit of operating pressure of underground gas storage, evaluating the stability of geological body and analyzing the fault activity in the storage area.
Yuehui YANG, Guangliang GAO, Fang WANG, Chaofeng LI, Wenjin WAN, Dongsheng SUN, Qunce CHEN   +6 more
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Analysis of fault slip potential of active faults in Tangshan seismic region after the Tohoku-Oki 3.11 M9.0 earthquake based on in situ stress monitoring data

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2022
In order to ascertain the impact of the Tohoku-Oki 3.11 M9.0 earthquake on the stability of the faults in the Tangshan seismic region, we investigated the adjustment of the in situ stress field of the seismic region after this earthquake based on in situ
Yulu Fan, Peng Zhang, Peng Zhang, Chengjun Feng, Chengjun Feng, Jing Meng, Jing Meng, Bangshen Qi, Bangshen Qi, Jiming Wang, Chengxuan Tan, Chengxuan Tan   +11 more
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Geomorphological and Statistical Assessment of Tilt-Block Tectonics in the Garhwal Synform: Implications for the Active Tectonics, Garhwal Lesser Himalaya, India

, 2021
Active tectonics is manifested in geomorphological features such as drainage basins and drainage patterns. Geomorphic parameters asymmetry factor (AF) and transverse topography symmetry factor (T) is calculated for 94 third order basins of the Garhwal ...
Sayandeep Banerjee, Ashish Rawat, Yaspal Sundriyal   +2 more
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Tube coalescence in the Jingfudong lava tube and implications for lava flow hazard of Tengchong volcanism

International Journal of Speleology, 2016
Tube-fed structure occurs as a general phenomenon in Tengchong basic lavas, such as lava tubes, lava plugs and tube-related collapse depressions. We deduced the development of Laoguipo lava flows, which is the longest lava tube (Jingfudong lava tube ...
Zhengquan Chen, Yongshun Liu, Haiquan Wei, Jiandong Xu, Wenfeng Guo   +4 more
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Landslide damage along Araniko highway and Pasang Lhamu highway and regional assessment of landslide hazard related to the Gorkha, Nepal earthquake of 25 April 2015

Geoenvironmental Disasters, 2017
Background The Gorkha, Nepal Mw 7.8 earthquake of 25 April 2015 triggered a large number of coseismic landslides in a broad area. Two highways, Araniko Highway and Pasang Lhamu Highway, that connect Tibet of China and Nepal, were affected seriously by ...
Chong Xu, Yingying Tian, Bengang Zhou, Hongliu Ran, Gaohu Lyu   +4 more
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Planet Image-Based Inventorying and Machine Learning-Based Susceptibility Mapping for the Landslides Triggered by the 2018 Mw6.6 Tomakomai, Japan Earthquake

Remote Sensing, 2019
The 5 September 2018 (UTC time) Mw6.6 earthquake of Tomakomai, Japan has triggered about 10,000 landslides with high density, causing widespread concern.
Xiaoyi Shao, Siyuan Ma, Chong Xu, Pengfei Zhang, Boyu Wen, Yingying Tian, Qing Zhou, Yulong Cui   +7 more
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