Haiyuan Fault
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The Haiyuan Fault is a major active intracontinental strike-slip (sinistral) fault in Central Asia.[1]
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Haiyuan Fault | |
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Location | Tibet |
Country | China |
Characteristics | |
Length | 1,000 km (620 mi) |
Tectonics | |
Plate | Eurasian Plate |
Status | Active |
Earthquakes | ~174-374 AD, 1092 AD, 1920, 1927, 2022 |
Type | sinistral strike-slip fault |
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