Holocene left-slip rate determined by cosmogenic surface dating on the Xidatan segment of the Kunlun fault (Qinghai, China)

Research Article| August 01, 1998 Holocene left-slip rate determined by cosmogenic surface dating on the Xidatan segment of the Kunlun fault (Qinghai, China) J. Van der Woerd; J. Van der Woerd 1Laboratoire de Tectonique, Mécanique de la Lithosphère, URA 1093, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France2Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar F. J. Ryerson; F. J. Ryerson 2Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar P. Tapponnier; P. Tapponnier 1Laboratoire de Tectonique, Mécanique de la Lithosphère, URA 1093, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Y. Gaudemer; Y. Gaudemer 1Laboratoire de Tectonique, Mécanique de la Lithosphère, URA 1093, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar R. Finkel; R. Finkel 2Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar A. S. Meriaux; A. S. Meriaux 1Laboratoire de Tectonique, Mécanique de la Lithosphère, URA 1093, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France2Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar M. Caffee; M. Caffee 2Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Zhao Guoguang; Zhao Guoguang 3Institute of Crustal Dynamics, State Seismological Bureau, Beijing 100085, People's Republic of China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar He Qunlu He Qunlu 3Institute of Crustal Dynamics, State Seismological Bureau, Beijing 100085, People's Republic of China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (1998) 26 (8): 695–698. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1998)026<0695:HLSRDB>2.3.CO;2 Article history first online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation J. Van der Woerd, F. J. Ryerson, P. Tapponnier, Y. Gaudemer, R. Finkel, A. S. Meriaux, M. Caffee, Zhao Guoguang, He Qunlu; Holocene left-slip rate determined by cosmogenic surface dating on the Xidatan segment of the Kunlun fault (Qinghai, China). Geology 1998;; 26 (8): 695–698. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1998)026<0695:HLSRDB>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Cosmogenic dating, using in situ 26Al and 10Be in quartz pebbles from alluvial terrace surfaces, constrains the late Holocene slip rate on the Xidatan segment of the Kunlun fault in northeastern Tibet. Two terrace risers offset by 24 ± 3 and 33 ± 4 m, having respective ages of 1788 ± 388 and 2914 ± 471 yr, imply a slip rate of 12.1 ± 2.6 mm/yr. The full range of ages obtained (≤22.8 k.y., most of them between 6.7 and 1.4 k.y.) confirm that terrace deposition and incision, hence landform evolution, are modulated by post-glacial climate change. Coupled with minimum offsets of 9–12 m, this slip rate implies that great earthquakes (M ∼8) with a recurrence time of 800–1000 yr, rupture the Kunlun fault near 94°E. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.