1931 Fuyun earthquake

Earthquake affecting China and Mongolia 1931 Fuyun earthquake 1931-08-10 21:18:45 906933 iscgem906933 1931 08 11 05:18:45 China Xinjiang Northern w y 8.0 20 kmConstraints on the viscosity of the continental crust and mantle from GPS measurements and postseismic deformation models in western Mongolia Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 108 B10 2502 2003 Vergnolle Mathilde Pollitz Fred Calais Eric 2003JGRB..108.2502V 10.1029/2002JB002374 free 46.8 N 89.9 E 11https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/3470 Significant Earthquake Information National Geophysical Data Center / WorldSignificant Earthquake Information Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information 1972 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information 10.7289/V5TD9V7K 28 March 2022 10,000 deadhttps://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/world_deaths.php Earthquakes with 1,000 or More Deaths since 1900 United States Geological Survey 2011-10-22 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130114225331/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/world_deaths.php 2013-01-14 The 1931 Fuyun earthquake (富蕴地震) occurred on August 10 at 21:18 UTC.https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/mag8/magnitude8_1900_date.php Magnitude 8 and Greater Earthquakes Since 1900 United States Geological Survey 2011-10-22 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160414014457/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/mag8/magnitude8_1900_date.php 2016-04-14 The epicenter was near Fuyun County of northern Xinjiang, China. It had a moment magnitude (w) of 8.0http://www-lgit.obs.ujf-grenoble.fr/users/vergnolm/Documents/Pollitzetal_JGR_03.pdf Fault interaction and stress triggering of twentieth century earthquakes in Mongolia 2010-07-24 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110721023048/http://www-lgit.obs.ujf-grenoble.fr/users/vergnolm/Documents/Pollitzetal_JGR_03.pdf 2011-07-21 Pollitz F. Vergnolle M. Calais E. Journal of Geophysical Research 2003 108 B10 2503 10.1029/2002JB002375 2003JGRB..108.2503P and had a surface rupture of 171 km with a maximum horizontal displacement of 14 mhttp://www.ieexa.cas.cn/kxcb/kpdt/200806/t20080604_1662984.html 地震知识-中国科学院地球环境研究所 Ieexa.cas.cn 2008-06-04 2011-10-22 2020-11-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20201107191240/http://www.ieexa.cas.cn/kxcb/kpdt/200806/t20080604_1662984.html dead along the Koktokay-Ertai fault zone (可可托海-二台断裂带).Pseudotachylytes from the Koktokay-Ertai fault zone, Xinjiang, China, and their seismogeologic implications 40 2 10.1007/BF02878378 Science in China Series D: Earth Sciences 189–196 1997 Shi Lanbin Lin Chuanyong Zhang Xiaoou Chen Xiaode Bai Meixiang 1997ScChD..40..189S 130570844 The Koktokay-Ertai fault has a slip rate of 4±2 mm per year.http://www.paper.edu.cn/index.php/default/journal/downCount/journal-1005-2321(2003)S1-0132-10 中国科技论文在线 paper.edu.cn 2019-01-03 2025-01-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20250120233139/http://www.paper.edu.cn/index.php/default/journal/downCount/journal-1005-2321(2003)S1-0132-10 dead The rupture of this earthquake was caused by right-lateral strike-slip movement with normal component.Re-investigation of the Geometry and Slip Distribution of the 1931 Fuyun Surface American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 41 T41A–1930 2008AGUFM.T41A1930A Awata Y Fu B Zhang Z 2008 The rupture is well preserved and becomes one of the main features of the Koktokay National Geopark (可可托海国家地质公园) located in Koktokay.http://special.cpst.net.cn/Tourism/dzgy/gj/2009_06/246189490.html 中国公众科技网 Special.cpst.net.cn 2011-10-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20111124065110/http://special.cpst.net.cn/Tourism/dzgy/gj/2009_06/246189490.html 2011-11-24 dead See also List of earthquakes in 1931 List of earthquakes in China References External links 906933 Category:1931 earthquakes Category:1931 in China Category:1931 disasters in China 1931 Fuyun Category:August 1931 Category:Earthquakes in Mongolia Category:1931 in Mongolia Category:1931 disasters in Mongolia Category:Strike-slip earthquakes