Abstract
This paper discusses the ground failures triggered by the surface wave (magnitude of 8.1) Central Kunlun Earthquake, northeast Tibet. It developed along the line of the Eastern Kunlun Active Fault Zone, which is known to experience left-lateral movements of 10–12 mm/year. The rupture zone was some 426 km long with left-lateral strike-slips of up to 16.3 m—one of the largest continental strike-slip rupture zones reported. The paper describes the fissures, ground dislocations, mole structures, depressions, scarps and liquefaction which occurred and discusses the risk of potential future movements for the Qinghai–Tibet railway, presently being constructed.
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