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Focal mechanisms and techtonics in the vicinity of Taiwan

DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS BOSTON COLLEGE, CHESTNUT HILL, MASSACHUSETTS 02167
DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Abstract

The island of Taiwan is an anomalous member of the Ryukyu-Philippine arc. Focal mechanisms of large earthquakes under the ocean to the east of the island are found to be strike-slip type. Together with the thrust type events to the northeast and left-lateral fault in the Longitudinal Valley, a local northerly downthrust is inferred.

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^* Present address: Department of Geology, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York 13901.

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