Early-career geologist at China Earthquake Administration. Specialized in Active Tectonics. Email: [email protected]
Beijing, China
Joined January 2017
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China: Scientists have identified the first surface rupture from the 22 October magnitude 7.0 Baqên earthquake in Tibet, about 15 km east of the epicentre.
The fault produced around 3.5 metres of vertical displacement, with up to 0.9 metres of left-lateral movement locally.
Investigators also found sand liquefaction and ground fissures. The earthquake was caused primarily by normal faulting as the crust stretched.
China Earthquake Administration reported the surface rupture of the 2026 Tibet Naqu earthquake. weixin.qq.com/sph/AWTAalymhN
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M7 earthquake 🔴 - 183 km ENE of Nagqu, China
Oct 22 22:33 local time (21m ago)
Depth 10 km
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthqua…
Map from NewQuake for iPhone: newquake.app/e/usgs/us6000u4…
ALT Map showing epicenter of M 7 earthquake in 183 km ENE of Nagqu, China, depth 10 km.
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These are the latest papers on paleoseismology, active tectonics, and archaeoseismology (Oct 2026)
paleoseismicity.org/new-pape…
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PhD position available in our group: analysis of the reactivation potential of preexisting macro- to microscale fractures in the basement of the Thuringian Basin in the current stress field:
jobs.uni-jena.de/jobposting/…
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Latest high resolution drone pictures of the source area of the rock ice avalanche that triggered the Nepal flood! 🧊🌊
📷 Guoxiong Zheng
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Nepal'deki buzul kütlesinin kopmasına bağlı gelişen sel-taşkın ve afete dönüşen olayın güzel bir simülasyonu..
Akarsu yatakları kesinlikle
- daraltılmamalı
- yerleşim ve yapılaşamaya açılmamalıdır..
Nepal’deki sel felaketinin nasıl meydana geldiğini gösteren bir simülasyon:
Himalayalar’da bir buzul kütlesinin koparak vadiye düşmesiyle buz, kaya ve toprak nehir yatağına sürüklendi. Oluşan devasa su ve moloz dalgası, kısa sürede nehir yatağı boyunca ilerleyerek önüne çıkan her şeyi sürükledi.
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Simulation inaccurately shows a lake already present before the debris arrives. Nepali officials say an ice-rock avalanche blocked the Lhende Khola on 26 Aug, forming a temporary debris dam and lake that then burst. No pre-existing lake at the site has been confirmed.
kathmandupost.com/national/2026/…
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पहिरो उत्पन्न गराउने मुख्य कारणका रूपमा हिमनदीको मुख भत्किएको Landsat उपग्रह तस्बिर। @basanta58_raj
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How can a major fault leave earthquake scars but almost no historical earthquakes?
🔗 Read now: seismica.library.mcgill.ca/a…
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Me & 20 co-authors wrote a review paper on the active tectonics of the eastern part of the Alps. We summarise data from many decades of research to see the pattern of active deformation. Is it controlled by the configuration of slabs at great depth? eos.org/editor-highlights/te…
Kangding's landscapes (#EasternTibetanPlateau) and the #Xianshuihe fault. Absolutely breathtaking.
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#産総研 地質調査総合センター（GSJ）の令和8年熊本地震の関連情報を更新しました。
調査の結果、#地震 時のずれ方向を直接確認できる地表地震断層の露頭を発見しました。断層表面に残された条線を見つけてそれらを直接計測しました。
GSJ 第7報 熊本地震緊急現地調査報告
gsj.jp/hazards/earthquake/ku…
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New thermochronology research on the Shan Plateau, SE Tibet: Apatite & zircon (U-Th)/He data reveal rapid exhumation starting around 10 million years ago, driven by left-lateral faulting. Combined with tomographic and regional deformation evidence, Jingxing Yu and colleagues argue that limited ~60-km lithospheric extrusion around the Eastern Himalayan Syntaxis has sustained the plateau’s clockwise rotation under its modern tectonic framework since the late Miocene. Fascinating clues to Tibetan Plateau growth geodynamics! Read the new #Geology article at doi.org/10.1130/G54757.1 #Tibet #Tectonics #Geodynamics #GSAPubs Image: Fig. 4 from the paper.
ALT A schematic diagram showing a curved, intruding Indian plate into southeastern Tibet.
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The August issue of GSA Today features new research on active tectonics, reflections on international scientific collaboration, and a look back at one of geology's most iconic field sites.
• Explore new research introducing an active fault database for the northern Western Branch of the East African Rift System, providing new insights into continental rifting, earthquake hazards, and the processes driving the breakup of continents.
• Follow Kathleen Benison's journey as a GSA Thompson Distinguished International Lecturer, and discover how teaching, learning, and building friendships through geoscience can create lasting international connections.
• Celebrate the legacy of James Hutton and Siccar Point, where observations made three centuries ago helped lay the foundation for modern geology and our understanding of deep time.
Start reading the newest issue: geosociety.co/GSAToday_Aug26
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The World Stress Map 2025 - 55,000+ crustal stress records mapped globally. Where the ground is being compressed, stretched, or sheared - and why it matters for earthquakes, tunnels, and energy infrastructure. 🌍🗺️
Image: GFZ Potsdam
blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2026/07/…
#Geoawesome
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Hidden earthquake faults beneath Seattle may be more dangerous than expected
These shorter faults are not usually included in national earthquake hazard calculations because they are considered too small ...
Read More: geologypage.com/2026/07/hidd…
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Could the San Juan Fault pose an earthquake risk to Vancouver Island? Salomon et al. find evidence for recent fault motion and call for further investigation of this potentially active fault.
🔗 Read now: seismica.library.mcgill.ca/a…
