Neotectonic Movement and Seismic Activity in the East China Sea

Zhang, L.; Xu, J., and Peng, Y., 2015. Neotectonic movement and seismic activity in the East China Sea.

The East China Sea region in this paper mainly includes the continental shelf of East China Sea and Okinawa trough. The geological structure in the region basically belongs to the extension part of China's east mainland to the sea area. In Cenozoic, this area developed the East China Sea shelf basin, Diaoyu uplift fold zone, and Okinawa trough basin. Since East China Sea is located in the bonded zone of continental plate and the Philippines Sea plate, the neotectonics and the geological structure generated since the Middle Miocene are unique and complex. Basing on fully interpreting the related data and research achievements of previous researchers, this study profoundly analyzed and studied the characteristics of the neotectonics in East China Sea region from a perspective of tectonic landform, geological structure, and seismic activity etc. On this basis, it further discussed the dynamic conditions and seismic activity characteristics of neotectonics in East China Sea area.