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Recent tectonic stress field research in Shanxi graben system

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Acta Seismologica Sinica

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By comprehension of earthquake focal mechanism solutions and the data of in-situ stress measurements, the tectonic stress field in Shanxi region has been summarized, which indicate that the stress state in this region is different from that of its eastern surrounding regions. The next, by fitting the measured data, the boundary forces that influenced the distribution of the stress field in this region has been studied using inversion method. The inversion results showed the following messages: the effect of the boundary force between the blocks is the main determinative factor for the recent tectonic stress field in Shanxi and the regional material and its property is a secondary factor; the horizontal main stress of tectonic stress field in Shanxi region is consistent with the stretch of fault basins.

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  1. Postgraduated School of University of Science and Technology of China, 100039, Beijing, China

    Mei-Jian An

  2. Institute of Crustal Dynamics, China Seismological Bureau, 100085, Beijing, China

    Fang-Quan Li

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An, MJ., Li, FQ. Recent tectonic stress field research in Shanxi graben system. Acta Seimol. Sin. 11, 531–537 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11589-998-0067-x

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