Evidence of late quaternary activity of the Weining-Shuicheng Fault in Guizhou, China

The Weining-Shuicheng Fault (WSF) is a northwest-southeast trending fault in the southwest of the South China Block (SCB), which is an important component of the Yadu-Ziyun Fault Zone. The study of its activity is of great significance for analyzing the boundary role of the Daliangshan secondary blo...

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Main Authors: Ji Xingxing, Wang Jiahai, Liu Hao, Hao Jing, Ruan Jie, Li Cheng, Zhang Wei, Asghar Aamir
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Published: De Gruyter 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2022-0715
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author Ji Xingxing
Wang Jiahai
Liu Hao
Hao Jing
Ruan Jie
Li Cheng
Zhang Wei
Asghar Aamir
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Wang Jiahai
Liu Hao
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Ruan Jie
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description The Weining-Shuicheng Fault (WSF) is a northwest-southeast trending fault in the southwest of the South China Block (SCB), which is an important component of the Yadu-Ziyun Fault Zone. The study of its activity is of great significance for analyzing the boundary role of the Daliangshan secondary block on the SCB. This paper derived the following results through field investigations, high-precision remote sensing image interpretation, UAV photogrammetry, trenching technique, and AMS 14C age. The WSF is northwest-trending with a sinistral strike-slip. It has a total displacement of about 2.5–3.2 km, which is equivalent to that of the southern section of the Daliangshan Fault. There are visible landforms such as fault scarps and fault valleys along the WSF, which control the development of the Caohai Basin. The gully near Weining Airport was caused by left lateral dislocations with a displacement of about 4 m. The Tashan trench revealed two branching faults, cutting the latest strata formed during about 13,000 BC. The Wangjiachong trench revealed five branching faults, cutting the latest strata formed during about 20,000 BC. The northern section of the WSF is flower-shaped tectonic features near the plane and activated in the Late Pleistocene.
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spelling doaj-art-b343d8a514a94e438756fe9c1f15b95f2024-11-20T15:34:39ZengDe GruyterOpen Geosciences2391-54472024-11-011611508511710.1515/geo-2022-0715Evidence of late quaternary activity of the Weining-Shuicheng Fault in Guizhou, ChinaJi Xingxing0Wang Jiahai1Liu Hao2Hao Jing3Ruan Jie4Li Cheng5Zhang Wei6Asghar Aamir7Guizhou Institute of Earthquake Engineering, Guizhou Earthquake Agency, Guiyang, 55001, ChinaGuizhou Institute of Earthquake Engineering, Guizhou Earthquake Agency, Guiyang, 55001, ChinaGuizhou Institute of Earthquake Engineering, Guizhou Earthquake Agency, Guiyang, 55001, ChinaGuizhou Institute of Earthquake Engineering, Guizhou Earthquake Agency, Guiyang, 55001, ChinaGuizhou Institute of Earthquake Engineering, Guizhou Earthquake Agency, Guiyang, 55001, ChinaSchool of Architectural Engineering, Kaili University, No. 3 Kaiyuan Avenue, Kaili Economic Development Zone, Guizhou, Kaili, 556011, ChinaSichuan Earthquake Agency, Chengdu, 610044, ChinaInstitute of Earthsciences, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, 10240, PakistanThe Weining-Shuicheng Fault (WSF) is a northwest-southeast trending fault in the southwest of the South China Block (SCB), which is an important component of the Yadu-Ziyun Fault Zone. The study of its activity is of great significance for analyzing the boundary role of the Daliangshan secondary block on the SCB. This paper derived the following results through field investigations, high-precision remote sensing image interpretation, UAV photogrammetry, trenching technique, and AMS 14C age. The WSF is northwest-trending with a sinistral strike-slip. It has a total displacement of about 2.5–3.2 km, which is equivalent to that of the southern section of the Daliangshan Fault. There are visible landforms such as fault scarps and fault valleys along the WSF, which control the development of the Caohai Basin. The gully near Weining Airport was caused by left lateral dislocations with a displacement of about 4 m. The Tashan trench revealed two branching faults, cutting the latest strata formed during about 13,000 BC. The Wangjiachong trench revealed five branching faults, cutting the latest strata formed during about 20,000 BC. The northern section of the WSF is flower-shaped tectonic features near the plane and activated in the Late Pleistocene.https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2022-0715weining-shuicheng faultlate quaternary activityuav photogrammetrytrenching techniqueams 14c age
spellingShingle Ji Xingxing
Wang Jiahai
Liu Hao
Hao Jing
Ruan Jie
Li Cheng
Zhang Wei
Asghar Aamir
Evidence of late quaternary activity of the Weining-Shuicheng Fault in Guizhou, China
Open Geosciences
weining-shuicheng fault
late quaternary activity
uav photogrammetry
trenching technique
ams 14c age
title Evidence of late quaternary activity of the Weining-Shuicheng Fault in Guizhou, China
title_full Evidence of late quaternary activity of the Weining-Shuicheng Fault in Guizhou, China
title_fullStr Evidence of late quaternary activity of the Weining-Shuicheng Fault in Guizhou, China
title_full_unstemmed Evidence of late quaternary activity of the Weining-Shuicheng Fault in Guizhou, China
title_short Evidence of late quaternary activity of the Weining-Shuicheng Fault in Guizhou, China
title_sort evidence of late quaternary activity of the weining shuicheng fault in guizhou china
topic weining-shuicheng fault
late quaternary activity
uav photogrammetry
trenching technique
ams 14c age
url https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2022-0715
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