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Neotectonic fault activity in Hong Kong: Evidence from seismic events and thermoluminescence dating of fault gouge
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Y. Z. DING' & K. W. LAI2
Abstract: Hong Kong lies within a major NE-trending fault zone that has been reactivated during several tectonic episodes since the Palaeozoic. Three main faults sets are recognized in Hong Kong: a dominant NE-trending set, an ENE- varying to E-trending set and a subordinate NW-trending set. Over the last 1000 years, within a distance of 350 km of Hong Kong, there have been about 40 earthquakes with magnitudes of over 4.75, and of these II had magnitudes of over 6.0. Microseismic events in the last ten years are diffuse but may be associated with a major ...
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