Fig. 1: Active fault distribution and focal mechanisms of Mw≧7 earthquakes in the 21st century (Adapted from17,56, Tapponnier, et al.55). | npj Natural Hazards

Fig. 1: Active fault distribution and focal mechanisms of Mw≧7 earthquakes in the 21st century (Adapted from17,56, Tapponnier, et al.55).

From: The Mw7.7 Myanmar earthquake: a continental longest surface-rupturing supershear cascading event

Fig. 1: Active fault distribution and focal mechanisms of Mw≧7 earthquakes in the 21st century (Adapted from17,56, Tapponnier, et al.55).The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

The blue-and-white beach ball denotes the Myanmar earthquake epicenter and its focal mechanism solution. KLF Kunlun fault, GZ-YSF Ganzi-Yushu fault, XSHF Xianshuihe fault, JLF Jiali fault, YTF Yarlung Tsangpo fault, HB Himalayan block, LSB Lhasa block, QTB Qiangtang block, CDB Chuan-Dian block, BHB Bayan Har block, QQB Qaidam-Qilian block, WKB West Kunlun block, ICB Indochina block, EHS eastern Himalayan syntaxis, HX Hexi Corridor.

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