Haiyuan Fault

Haiyuan Fault
LocationTibet
CountryChina
Characteristics
Length1,000 km (620 mi)
Tectonics
PlateEurasian Plate
StatusActive
Earthquakes~174-374 AD, 1092 AD, 1920, 1927, 2022
Typesinistral strike-slip fault

The Haiyuan Fault is a major active intracontinental strike-slip (sinistral) fault in Central Asia.

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