Active tectonics and earthquake potential of the Myanmar region

• Main Authors: Wang, Yu, Sieh, Kerry, Tun, Soe Thura, Lai, Kuang-Yin, Myint, Than
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Geology::Structural geology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/100210; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19774
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper describes geomorphologic evidence for the principal neotectonic features of Myanmar and its immediate surroundings. We combine this evidence with published structural, geodetic, and seismic data to present an overview of the active tectonic architecture of the region and its seismic poten...