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Chaoqun Wang; Liyun Jia; Daogong Hu; Shibiao Bai; Zhengwang Hu; Dongxia Sun; Xiaoxiao Yang; Lei Zhang; Xiumin Ma

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Chaoqun Wang, Liyun Jia, Daogong Hu, Shibiao Bai, Zhengwang Hu, Dongxia Sun, Xiaoxiao Yang, Lei Zhang, Xiumin Ma. Seismogenic Structure of the 1605 Qiongshan M7$ \mathrm{½} $ Earthquake and Its Holocene Activity History in Northern Hainan Island, China: Evidence from Cross-Section Drilling and Shallow Seismic Profile. Journal of Earth Science, 2024, 35(3): 905-917. doi: 10.1007/s12583-021-1585-x

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Chaoqun Wang, Liyun Jia, Daogong Hu, Shibiao Bai, Zhengwang Hu, Dongxia Sun, Xiaoxiao Yang, Lei Zhang, Xiumin Ma. Seismogenic Structure of the 1605 Qiongshan M7$ \mathrm{½} $ Earthquake and Its Holocene Activity History in Northern Hainan Island, China: Evidence from Cross-Section Drilling and Shallow Seismic Profile. Journal of Earth Science, 2024, 35(3): 905-917. doi: 10.1007/s12583-021-1585-x

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Chaoqun Wang, Liyun Jia, Daogong Hu, Shibiao Bai, Zhengwang Hu, Dongxia Sun, Xiaoxiao Yang, Lei Zhang, Xiumin Ma. Seismogenic Structure of the 1605 Qiongshan M7$ \mathrm{½} $ Earthquake and Its Holocene Activity History in Northern Hainan Island, China: Evidence from Cross-Section Drilling and Shallow Seismic Profile. Journal of Earth Science, 2024, 35(3): 905-917. doi: 10.1007/s12583-021-1585-x

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Seismogenic Structure of the 1605 Qiongshan M7$ \mathrm{½} $ Earthquake and Its Holocene Activity History in Northern Hainan Island, China: Evidence from Cross-Section Drilling and Shallow Seismic Profile

doi: 10.1007/s12583-021-1585-x

Chaoqun Wang^{1, 2, 3, #
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Liyun Jia^{1, 2, 4, #
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Daogong Hu^{1, 2},
Shibiao Bai⁵,
Zhengwang Hu⁶,
Dongxia Sun^{1, 2},
Xiaoxiao Yang^{1, 2},
Lei Zhang^{1, 2},
Xiumin Ma^{1, 4}

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Institute of Geomechanics, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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Key Laboratory of Active Tectonics and Geological Safety, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100081, China
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Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention of Hilly Mountains, Ministry of Land and Resources (Fujian Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention), Fuzhou 350002, China
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Observation and Research Station of Crustal Stress and Strain in Beijing, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100081, China
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College of Marine Science and Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Hubei Subsurface Multi-Scale Imaging Key Laboratory, School of Geophysics and Geomatics, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China

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Corresponding author: Liyun Jia, 158943653@qq.com
Received Date: 05 Aug 2021
Accepted Date: 17 Nov 2021
Issue Publish Date: 30 Jun 2024

Abstract

Abstract

The 1605 M7$ \mathrm{½} $ Earthquake is the only earthquake in the history of China that has caused large-scale land subsidence into the sea, with the total area of land subsidence exceeding 100 km². The disaster has led to the sinking of 72 villages. There is still no clear understanding of the source seismogenic fault of this earthquake. In this work, we conducted a detailed study of the middle segment of the Maniao-Puqian fault (MPF), which is the epicenter area, through geomorphological survey, data collection, shallow seismic exploration, cross-section drilling, and chronological dating. The results showed that the middle segment of the MPF zone is composed of three nearly parallel normal faults with a dextral strike-slip: "Macun-Luodou fault (F2-1), Haixiu-Dongyuan fault (F2-2), and Changliu-Zhuxihe fault (F2-3)". And F2-2 is composed of two secondary faults, namely F2-2′ and F2-2″, with a flower-shaped structure buried under the ground. It is distributed nearly east-west, dipping to the north and has experienced at least five stages of activities since the Miocene. The vertical activity rates of F2-2′ and F2-2″ are ~2.32 and ~2.5 mm/a, since the Holocene, respectively. There were eight cycles of transgression and regression since the Miocene. The fault activity resulted in the thickening of the Holocene strata with a slight dip to the south, on the hanging wall, showing V-shaped characteristics. The MPF is likely the source seismogenic fault of the M7$ \mathrm{½} $ earthquake that hit Qiongshan in 1605.
- seismogenic structure,
- earthquakes,
- Maniao-Puqian fault,
- fault activity history,
- geomorphology

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The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
^# These authors contributed equally to this article

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