The shape of the Himalayan “Arc”: An ellipse pinned by syntaxial strike-slip fault tips

L Jiao, P Tapponnier… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Trans-Himalayan geodetic data show that, between both syntaxes, India/Asia convergence
is steadily oriented≈ N20° E. However, surface faulting near both syntaxes, along the 2005 …

Discrete element modeling of southeast Asia's 3D lithospheric deformation during the Indian collision

L Jiao, P Tapponnier, FV Donzé… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The Indian collision has deformed the eastern Asian continent in a multifaceted way,
uplifting Tibet and surrounding mountains, activating≥ 1,000 km‐long strike‐slip faults, and …

Tenfold lower late quaternary throw rates in central Tibet compared to southern Tibet reflect different extensional deformation mechanisms

F Liu, J Pan, H Li, ML Chevalier, Z Sun, D Liu… - Journal of Structural …, 2024 - Elsevier
Present-day tectonic deformation in central Tibet is characterized by a series of∼ NS-
trending grabens which accommodate EW extension. Quantifying the geometry and …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in earthquake and cascading disasters

X He, Z Chen, Q Yang, C Xu - Natural Hazards Research, 2025 - Elsevier
Earthquakes and cascading disasters have garnered increasing attention. The 2023 Annual
Academic Conference of the Committee on Earthquake Hazard Chain, the Seismological …

Large‐scale extensional strain in Southern Tibet from Sentinel‐1 InSAR and GNSS data

H Chen, C Qu, D Zhao, X Shan, C Li… - Geophysical Research …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we utilize C‐band Sentinel‐1 radar images from 2015 to 2022, combined with
interseismic horizontal GNSS velocities, to construct large‐scale, high‐resolution, 3‐D …

Lake level changes and holocene extension rate across the ns‐trending peiku co‐gyirong faults, southern tibet

K Li, X Xu, P Tapponnier, W Kang, S Wang - Tectonics, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Precise studies of Quaternary extension rates across NS‐trending normal faults in southern
Tibet are important to understand the recent tectonic evolution of the high plateau. As one of …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in research on active faults and exploration of relevant frontier scientific problems

XU ** and disaster mitigation
X Xu, S Wang, J Cheng, X Wu - npj Natural Hazards, 2025 - nature.com
The Mw 7.1 Dingri, China earthquake, which occurred on January 7, 2025, is the largest
normal faulting event in the central and western regions of the Tibetan Plateau since the …