南海西缘走滑带中南段的热模拟研究

南海西缘以走滑断裂系统为特色,是南海各陆缘中结构构造最复杂、研究程度相对欠缺的海陆构造边界。针对南海西缘走滑带的热效应研究程度低、而该走滑带又对周缘含油气盆地的形成和演化意义重大的现状,对西缘走滑带中南段进行了热模拟研究。通过模拟软件Comsol计算西缘走滑带中南段在距今约30Ma时间尺度下因走滑摩擦生热而产生的温度和热流,结果表明,中南段越东-万安断裂在距今30Ma时间尺度下、70km深度范围内,由于走滑摩擦而产生的最高温度约为434℃,产生的最大热流约为55mW/m~2,而南段卢帕尔断裂在相同的时间尺度和深度范围内,由于走滑摩擦而产生的最高温度约为300℃,产生的最大热流约为40mW/m~2,与实测结果相比,误差控制在15%以内。该热模拟研究结果为研究西缘走滑带周缘新生代盆地中烃源岩的热史及成熟史提供了基础理论依据,对走滑带周缘盆地的油气勘探潜力评价具有一定意义。     

江汉盆地热流史、沉积构造演化与热事件

江汉盆地是我国前新生代海相油气勘探的重要领域之一,为研究海相烃源岩的热演化史提供地热学参数,以镜质体反射率(Ro)为古温标进行热史反演,获得了盆地的热流史.印支运动以前,盆地基底热流为50～55mW/m2;晚印支－早燕山期,热流整体升高;不同构造单元达到最高古热流的时间不同,潜北断裂以北,157Ma左右达到最高古热流（～72 mW/m2）,潜北断裂以南,43 Ma左右达到最高古热流（71～76 mW/m2）;晚喜山期,热流迅速降低,盆地快速冷却.盆地热流史和沉积构造演化、岩浆活动热事件的耦合关系表现为:印支运动以前,海相盆地稳定建造阶段为统一的低热流背景,岩浆活动微弱;晚印支－早燕山期,构造活动性增强产生深部热搅动,热流整体升高;中燕山期挤压改造变形阶段热流值的高低受控于岩浆活动热事件的分区表现,盆地基底热流表现为北降南升;晚燕山－早喜山期,陆相伸展盆地建造与叠加改造阶段,岩浆活动热事件的区域特征决定热背景分区;晚喜山期,盆地萎缩,为热流值降低的冷却过程.     

辽河盆地东部凹陷现今地温场及热历史的研究

依据10口系统测温井数据和61块岩石热导率测试结果，计算了辽河盆地东部凹陷10个 高质量的大地热流数据，并在此基础上，利用镜质体反射率（Ro）资料对该区的热历史 进行了恢复. 结果表明：东部凹陷下第三系平均地温梯度为36.5℃/km，岩石平均热导率为1 .667W/(m·K)，热流密度变化于49.5～70.0mW/m2之间，平均为58.0mW/m2；东部凹陷热 流呈现古热流高现今热流低的变化特征，从沙三期到东营期，古热流值是逐渐增大的，到东 营期末达到最大值，晚第三纪至现今表现为持续冷却；构造沉降史分析显示，盆地经历了早 期的裂谷阶段（43～25Ma）和后期的热沉降阶段. 盆地现今较低的大地热流和较高的古热流 及典型的裂谷型构造沉降样式为东部凹陷的构造-热演化提供了重要认识.     

中国大陆地区大地热流数据汇编(第三版)

大地热流是地球内部热作用过程最直接的地表显示，其中蕴涵着丰富的地质、地球物理和地球动力学信息.我国大陆地区已定期进行了6次热流汇编，其中第一、二次汇编的热流数据已正式公布(第一、二版)，此后4次汇编仅发表了统计结果.而未再公布汇编数据.本文基于第六次热流数据汇编，将自第二版以来新增的450个热流数据汇编成中国大陆地区大地热流数据第三版.新版热流数据的统计结果表明，中国大陆地区实测热流值变化于23-319mW/m2，平均63±24.2mW/m2;剔除与地表热异常相关的数据后，热流值变化范围为30-140mW/m2，平均61±15.5mW/m2.     

中国南方现今地热特征

根据中国南方地温梯度和大地热流的数据各418个,编制了中国南方地温梯度图和中国南方大地热流图,研究了中国南方现今地温梯度分布特征和大地热流分布特征.结果显示,中国南方地温梯度介于782～1625℃/km,平均241℃/km;大地热流变化于22～220 mW/m2之间,平均值为642 mW/m2.东南沿海和滇西南地区为高地温梯度分布区,扬子地块为中－低温地温梯度区.地温梯度不仅与区域热构造背景有关,还显著地受地下水热活动、断裂以及地层热导率影响.中国南方大地热流东部、西南部高,中部低,且异常高值点主要沿板块边界缝合带、深大断裂活动带分布.大地热流与区域构造运动、最后一次热事件发生的时间、岩石圈拉张程度、地壳厚度、壳内高导层埋深等因素具有明显的相关性.     

辽河裂谷盆地地幔热流

辽河盆地是一个在前中生代基底上发展起来的裂谷盆地,实测大地热流平均值为65mW/m²,变动于44-83mW/m²之间。在给出地壳结构模型并确定各岩层放射性生热率的基础上,采用“剥层”法从地表开始,自上而下,由浅及深地扣除各岩层所提供的热量,从而得出地幔热流值。结果表明,辽河裂谷盆地地幔热流为41mW/m²,占整个地表总热流量的63％。可见,本区热量大部分来自地幔。与世界上其它地质构造单元相比,辽河裂谷盆地无论地幔热流绝对值或其与地表热流之比值,都具有介于稳定地区和构造活动区之间的特点。作者认为,辽河裂谷盆地地幔热流的上述特点,乃是中、新生代以来本区长期地质历史发展的产物。     

渭河盆地岩石圈热结构与地热田热源机理

岩石圈热结构是盆地现今地温场研究的重要延伸和扩展,是了解大陆岩石圈构造变形及演化等大陆动力学问题的重要窗口,更是地热田热源机理研究的核心问题.本次工作,在系统分析渭河盆地现今地温场和水动力系统基础上,编制了渭河盆地大地热流分布等值线图;通过实测生热率等热物性参数,利用一维稳态热传导方程计算了研究区岩石圈热结构,并分析了渭河盆地岩石圈热结构特征和地热田热源机理.结果表明,渭河盆地现今大地热流值分布范围为62.5~80.2mW·m-2,平均为70.8±4.8mW·m-2,西部明显高于东部,西安坳陷最高,咸礼凸起次之;渭河断裂并不是控热断裂,其沟通作用引起的水热循环一定程度上影响了浅部热量再分配,对渭河盆地地温场并没有起到明显的控制作用.西安坳陷—咸礼凸起地壳热流介于32.2~37.5mW·m-2之间,平均为34.6mW·m-2;地幔热流分布范围为33.8~38.9mW·m-2,平均为36.0mW·m-2;地壳热流和地幔热流的总体变化趋势一致,西安坳陷高于咸礼凸起,分析认为西安坳陷沉积层厚度大于后者,且沉积层放射性生热率更大,是造成西安坳陷地壳热流高于咸礼凸起的原因,而西安坳陷相比咸礼凸起更高的地幔热流,表明西安坳陷深部活动性强于咸礼凸起.西安坳陷和咸礼凸起地壳/地幔热流比值相近,介于0.93~1.01之间,平均为0.96,"热"岩石圈厚度约为95~101km.渭河盆地岩石圈热结构特征与鄂尔多斯盆地在很大程度上具有相似性,暗示着二者具备相似的深部稳定性,这与渤海湾盆地为代表的中国东部中—新生代主动裂谷盆地岩石圈热结构特征截然不同,表明渭河盆地为被动伸展裂陷.从鄂尔多斯盆地、渭河盆地、山西裂谷到华北盆地,"热"岩石圈厚度的有序变化表明太平洋板块俯冲引起的地幔对流对华北地块深部动力学行为的影响主要发生在太行山以东,而太行山以西的鄂尔多斯盆地和渭河盆地则影响甚微,这种空间差异影响从侧面暗示着华北克拉通破坏过程的有序性.综合分析渭河盆地地质—地球物理资料认为,岩石圈表层伸展破裂、深部重力均衡调整进而引起软流圈被动上涌,其产生的相对高地幔热流的热传导和深大断裂沟通的水体热对流相互叠加作用,共同构成了渭河盆地中—低温地热田的热源机理.     

攀西构造带的地热活动特征与裂谷带性质的研究

攀西裂谷地带构造复杂,地震频繁,并有着多期岩浆活动。为了研究这一地带的地热活动、热流分布特征及其与该区构造运动和深部过程的关系,对地表温泉分布、并结合地球物理场和地质构造特征来探讨攀西地带的地壳热状态及其该区成矿规律、地震活动与成因以及构造运动间的内在联系。结果表明,这是一个被动“活化”的古裂谷地带。     

中国大陆地区大地热流数据汇编(第四版)

大地热流是表征地球内部热状态的重要参数,也是进行岩石圈热结构、地球动力学研究和区域地热资源潜力评价的必要参数.大地热流的测量和数据汇编是地热学研究的一项重要的基础性工作,目前我国已经分三版公开发表中国大陆地区大地热流数据862个,本文在第三版热流数据汇编的基础上,共计收集整理公开发表的热流数据345个,并在空白区开展了大地热流数据补充性测量,获得大地热流数据23个.本文将2001年以来新增的368个数据及第三版热流数据构建成中国大陆地区大地热流数据汇编(第四版).截止目前已汇编我国大陆地区热流数据1230个,其中A、B、C和D类数据分别占49.3%、34.2%、12.6%和3.9%,较第三版热流数据A类数据比重增加了2.9%.基于现有汇编数据更新了中国大陆地区大地热流测点图并进行了统计分析.相较于第三版汇编数据,热流测量空白区面积已显著减小,热流测点覆盖率低和平面分布不均一的缺陷得到改善,本次汇编填补了西藏阿里、贵州省、广西省以及吉林省的热流测量空白区.新版热流数据统计表明,中国大陆地区(含渤海海域)热流值范围为23~319mW·m~(-2),平均值61.5±13.9mW·m~(-2);除去受地下水活动影响强烈的D类数据,热流值范围30~140mW·m~(-2),平均值60.4±12.3mW·m~(-2).本次大地热流数据汇编结果显示,我国大陆地区热流分布格局总体仍表现为:东高、中低,西南高、西北低.在西太平洋板块俯冲远程效应影响下,中国东部表现为一个高热流带,自东南沿海向东北方向一直延伸到东北地区的松辽盆地、长白山一带;受控于新生代欧亚板块和印度板块碰撞影响,青藏高原高热流区主要集中在雅鲁藏布江缝合带和南北向展布的裂谷带,总体热流值向北逐渐降低,并伴随局部的高热流区,如东北缘的共和盆地;中部地区新生代以来构造活动相对微弱,为中-低热流背景.     

塔里木盆地现今地热特征

地温梯度和大地热流是揭示盆地现今热状态的重要参数,它们对理解盆地的构造-热演化过程及油气资源评价等方面均具有重要意义.利用塔里木盆地约470口井的地层测试温度资料和941块岩石热导率数据,本文计算了塔里木盆地38个新的大地热流数据,进而揭示了该盆地现今地热分布特征.研究表明,塔里木盆地现今地温梯度变化范围为17～32 ℃/km,平均为22.6±3.0 ℃/km;大地热流变化范围为26.2～65.4 mW/m²,平均为43.0±8.5 mW/m².与我国其他大中型沉积盆地相比,它表现为低地温、低大地热流的冷盆的热状态,但仍具有与世界上典型克拉通盆地相似的地热背景.整体而言,盆地隆起区地温梯度和热流相对较高,坳陷区地温梯度和热流则偏低.此外,我们还发现塔里木盆地现有的油气田区一般位于高地温梯度区域,这可能与下部热流体的向上运移和聚集有关.影响塔里木盆地现今地热特征的因素包括盆地深部结构、构造演化、岩石热物理性质、盆地基底构造形态和烃类聚集等.     

Internal structures and high-velocity frictional properties of a bedding-parallel carbonate fault at Xiaojiaqiao outcrop activated by the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake

This paper reports internal structures of a bedding-parallel fault in Permian limestone at Xiaojiaqiao outcrop that was moved by about 0.5 m during the 2008 M_W7.9 Wenchuan earthquake. The fault is located about 3 km to the south from the middle part of Yingxiu-Beichuan fault, a major fault in the Longmenshan fault system that was moved during the earthquake. The outcrop is also located at Anxian transfer zone between the northern and central segments of Yingxiu-Beichuan fault where fault system is complex. Thus the fault is an example of subsidiary faults activated by Wenchuan earthquake. The fault has a strike of 243° or N63°E and a dip of 38°NW and is nearly optimally oriented for thrust motion, in contrast to high-angle coseismic faults at most places. Surface outcrop and two shallow drilling studies reveal that the fault zone is several centimeters wide at most and that the coseismic slip zone during Wenchuan earthquake is about 1 mm thick. Fault zone contains foliated cataclasite, fault breccia, black gouge and yellowish gouge. Many clasts of foliated cataclasite and black gouge contained in fault breccia indicate multiple slip events along this fault. But fossils on both sides of fault do not indicate clear age difference and overall displacement along this fault should not be large. We also report results from high-velocity friction experiments conducted on yellowish gouge from the fault zone using a rotary shear low to high-velocity frictional testing apparatus. Dry experiments at normal stresses of 0.4 to 1.8 MPa and at slip rates of 0.08 to 1.35 m/s reveal dramatic slip weakening from the peak friction coefficient of around 0.6 to very low steady-state friction coefficient of 0.1-0.2. Slip weakening parameters of this carbonate fault zone are similar to those of clayey fault gouge from Yingxiu-Beichuan fault at Hongkou outcrop and from Pingxi fault zone. Our experimental result will provide a condition for triggering movement of subsidiary faults or off-fault damage during a large earthquake.     

Fault rock analysis of the northern part of the Chelungpu Fault and its relation to earthquake faulting of the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake, Taiwan

Abstract   The 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake in Taiwan ( M _w = 7.6) produced a surface rupture along the north–south-striking Chelungpu thrust fault with pure dip-slip (east side up) and left lateral strike-slip displacements. Near-field strong-motion data for the northern part of the fault illustrate a distinct lack of the high-frequency seismic radiation associated with a large slip (10–15 m) and a rapid slip velocity (2–4 m/s), suggesting a smooth seismic slip associated with low dynamic frictional resistance on the fault. A drillhole was constructed at shallow depths in the possible fault zones of the northern part of the Chelungpu Fault, which may have slipped during the 1999 earthquake. One of the zones consists of a 20-cm-thick, unconsolidated fault breccia with a chaotic texture lacking both discrete slip surfaces (e.g. Riedel shears) and grain crushing. Other possible fault zones are marked by the narrow (less than a few centimeters) gouge zone in which clayey material intrudes into the damaged zone outside of the gouge zone. These characteristic fault rock textures suggest that the slip mechanisms at shallow levels during the earthquake involved either granular flow of initially unconsolidated material or slip localization under elevated pore pressure along the narrow clayey gouge zone. Because both mechanisms lead to low dynamic frictional resistance on the fault, the rapid seismic slip in the deep portions of the fault (i.e. the source region of strong-motion radiation) could have been accommodated by frictionless slip on the shallow portions of the fault. The combination of strong-motion data and fault rock analysis suggests that smooth slip associated with low dynamic friction occurred on both the deep and shallow portions of the fault, resulting in a large slip between the source region and the surface in the northern region.     

攀西地区活断层研究(英文)

本文根据攀西地区活断层长期滑动速率及历史上最大地震震级上限,把攀西地区的活断层划分为A、B、C三级,并对区内几条主要活断层的近代活动特征进行了较全面的研究。指出第四纪断裂活动沿断裂带在空间上和时间上是有明显的分段性和不均匀性,断裂上的位移是以一种地震构造上的脉冲形式出现的,地震与晚更新世、全新世和现代断裂活动在空间上和成因上有密切的联系。     

Three‐dimensional texture of natural pseudotachylyte: Pseudotachylyte formation mechanism in hydrous accretionary complex

Melt‐origin pseudotachylyte is the most reliable seismogenic fault rock. It is commonly believed that pseudotachylyte generation is rare in the plate subduction zone where interstitial fluids are abundant and can trigger dynamic fault‐weakening mechanisms such as thermal pressurization. Some recent studies, however, have discovered pseudotachylyte‐bearing faults in exhumed ancient accretionary complexes, indicating that frictional melting also occurrs during earthquakes in subduction zones. To clarify the pseudotachylyte generation mechanism and the variation of slip behavior in the plate subduction zone, a pseudotachylyte found in the exhumed fossil accretionary complex (the Shimanto Belt, Nobeoka, Japan) was re‐focused and microscopic and three‐dimensional observations of the pseudotachylyte‐bearing fault were performed based on optical, electron, and X‐ray microscope images. Based on the patterns contained in the fragment, the pseudotachylyte is divided into four domains, although no clear domain boundaries or layering structures are not found. Three‐dimensional observation also suggests that the pseudotachylyte were fragmented or isolated by cataclasite or carbonate breccia. The pseudotachylyte was rather injected into the surrounding carbonate breccia, which is composed of angular fragments of the host rock and a matrix of tiny crystalline carbonate. The pseudotachylyte volume was extracted from the X‐ray microscope image and the heat abundance consumed by the pseudotachylyte generation was estimated at 2.18 MJ/m², which can be supplied during a slip of approximately 0.5 m. These observations and calculations, together with the results of the previous investigations, suggest hydrofracturing and rapid carbonate precipitation that preceded or accompanied the frictional melting. Dynamic hydrofracturing during a slip can be caused by rapid fluid pressurization, and can induce abrupt decrease in fluid pressure while drastically enhancing the shear strength of the shear zone. Consequently, frictional heating would be reactivated and generate the pseudotachylyte. These deformation processes can explain pseudotachylyte generation in hydrous faults with the impermeable wall rock.     

Long-term temperature monitoring in a borehole drilled into the Nojima Fault, southwest Japan

Abstract Long-term monitoring of temperature distribution in an active fault zone was carried out using the optical fiber temperature-sensing technique. An optical fiber cable was installed in a borehole drilled into the Nojima Fault in Awaji Island, south-west Japan, and the temperature profile to a depth of 1460 m had been measured for 2.5 years (July 1997–January 2000). Although the obtained temperature records showed small temporal variations due to drifts of the measurement system all along the cable, local temperature anomalies were detected at two depths. One at around 80 m seems to correspond to a fracture zone and may be attributed to groundwater flow in the fracture zone. This anomaly had been stable throughout the monitoring period, whereas the other anomaly at around 500 m was a transient one. The water level in the borehole could be estimated from the diurnal temperature variations in the uppermost part of the borehole and may provide information on the hydrological characteristics of the fault zone, which is connected to the borehole through perforations on the casing pipe. Except for these minor variations, the temperature profile had been very stable for 2.5 years. The conductive heat flow calculated from this profile and the thermal conductivity measured on core samples increases with depth, probably resulting from errors in thermal conductivity due to sampling problems and/or from advective heat transfer by regional groundwater flow. Assuming that the middle part of the borehole (less fractured granite layer) is least affected by these factors, heat flow at this site is estimated to be approximately 70 mW/m².     

攀西构造带南部地壳与上地幔结构的爆炸地震研究

根据1984年攀西地区南部爆炸地震折射剖面资料的研究结果表明,本区的地壳厚度约为55km,且可分为20km、20km和15km厚的三个主要构造层。地壳的平均P波速度为6.22km/s。在深度23-27km之下的中地壳下部有一个厚9-14km的P波低速区,这一结果与其它地球物理观测资料相当吻合。上地幔顶部的P波速度为7.62-7.90km/s,与现代大陆裂谷区或构造活动地区的P_n波速度一致。另外,位于构造带轴部地区的渡口市一带,上地壳中有一高速岩体,下地壳中有高速夹层以及有些断裂带可能延伸到上地幔顶部,均表明地壳中曾经有地幔物质侵入。通过研究,我们推断这个地区有可能是一个被后期构造运动强烈改造过的、至今仍保留有一些裂谷构造残迹的古裂谷带。     

2008年汶川MS8.0地震多断裂破裂的近地表同震滑移及滑移分解

为深入理解汶川地震破裂的构造运动机制,本文选取典型的观测点,利用多种地质地貌标志测绘分析得到了汶川M_S8.0地震发震断裂的近地表三维同震滑移矢量.结果显示,北川—映秀断裂上的白水河—高川破裂段北西盘沿88°方位角水平滑移2.58 m、垂直滑移3.70 m;安县—灌县断裂上的白鹿—汉旺破裂北西盘沿134°方位角水平滑移1.63 m,垂直滑移2.00 m;小鱼洞破裂带南西盘沿76°~79°方位角水平滑移2.15~2.71 m,垂直滑移1.36~1.51 m.平行的白水河—高川破裂段和白鹿—汉旺破裂段合计形成1.72 m右旋走滑和3.49 m垂直断裂带的NW向水平缩短,总滑移方向（106°）与断裂带整体走向（42°）呈64°夹角,整个龙门山推覆构造带处于斜向挤压的构造环境.结合震源过程反演成果的分析显示,斜滑的白水河—高川破裂段和逆冲型白鹿—汉旺破裂段可能是在汶川地震中最大的一次子事件过程以滑移分解的形式而同时破裂形成的,滑移分解作用使两条断裂以斜滑与逆冲组合的力学性质产生破裂而非相同性质的斜滑破裂.小鱼洞破裂以低角度斜滑为主,可能是安县—灌县断裂与北川—映秀断裂以滑移分解形式同时破裂的纽带.小鱼洞断裂是龙门山断裂带长期处于斜向挤压的构造环境的产物,不只是逆冲断裂系中的捩断层.     

Frictional heat generation and seismic radiation in a foam rubber model of earthquakes

Results from a study of stick-slip particle motion at the interface between two stressed foam rubber blocks indicate that normal vibrations and interface separation are an important part of the stick-slip process in foam rubber. The dimension of the dynamic slip pulse is small compared to the dimension of the model (approximately 10 cm vs. 200 cm) consistent with the abrupt-locking slip pulse model ofBrune (1970, 1976), andHeaton (1990). A comparison of frictional heat generation between stable-sliding and stick-slip foam rubber models indicates a linear relation between the temperature increase on the fault surface (for a given distance of slip) and the driving shear force for the stable-sliding model, while for the stick-slip model there is essentially no variation in frictional heat generation with an increase in shear stress. We performed experiments to investigate the ratio of normal motion to shear motion at different levels of normal stress in the stick-slip foam rubber model. Preliminary result indicate that the normal component of the particle motion increases more rapidly with increasing normal stress than the shear component. The phenomenon of interface separation and normal vibrations may thus explain some of the most frustrating problems in earthquake mechanics, e.g., the heat flow paradox, the long-term weakness of major active faults, and anomalousP-wave radiation.     

Simulation of the Influence of Rate- and State-dependent Friction on the Macroscopic Behavior of Complex Fault Zones with the Lattice Solid Model

-- In order to understand the earthquake nucleation process, we need to understand the effective frictional behavior of faults with complex geometry and fault gouge zones. One important aspect of this is the interaction between the friction law governing the behavior of the fault on the microscopic level and the resulting macroscopic behavior of the fault zone. Numerical simulations offer a possibility to investigate the behavior of faults on many different scales and thus provide a means to gain insight into fault zone dynamics on scales which are not accessible to laboratory experiments. Numerical experiments have been performed to investigate the influence of the geometric configuration of faults with a rate- and state-dependent friction at the particle contacts on the effective frictional behavior of these faults. The numerical experiments are designed to be similar to laboratory experiments by Dieterich and Kilgore (1994) in which a slide-hold-slide cycle was performed between two blocks of material and the resulting peak friction was plotted vs. holding time. Simulations with a flat fault without a fault gouge have been performed to verify the implementation. These have shown close agreement with comparable laboratory experiments. The simulations performed with a fault containing fault gouge have demonstrated a strong dependence of the critical slip distance D_c on the roughness of the fault surfaces and are in qualitative agreement with laboratory experiments.     

HOLOCENE SLIP RATE ALONG THE NE-TRENDING QIXIANG CO FAULT IN THE CENTRAL TIBETAN PLATEAU AND ITS TECTONIC IMPLICATIONS

The two mainstream deformation models of the Tibet plateau are continental escape model and crustal thickening model, the former suggests that the NW-trending Karakoram Fault, Gyaring Co Fault, Beng Co Fault and the Jiali Fault as the Karakoram-Jiali fault zone is the southern border belt and that the dextral strike-slip rate is estimated as up to 10~20mm/yr. However, research results in recent years show that the slip rates along those faults are significantly less than earlier estimates. Taylor et al. (2003)suggest that the conjugate strike-slip faults control the active deformation in the central Tibet. The lack of research on the slip behavior of the NE-trending faults in the central Tibet Plateau constrains our understanding of the central Tibet deformation model. Thus, we choose the NE-direction Qixiang Co Fault located at the north of the Gyaring Co Fault as research object. Based on the interpretation of satellite images, we found several faulted geomorphic sites. Using RTK-GPS ground control point and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)topographic surveying, we obtained less than 10cm/pix-resolution digital elevation model (DEM)in the Yaqu town site. We used the LaDiCaoz_v2.1 software to automatically extract the left-lateral offset of the largest gully on the terrace T₂ surface, which is (21.3±7.1)m, and the vertical dislocation of the scarp on the terrace T₂ surface, which is (0.9±0.1)m. The age of both U-series dating samples on the terrace T₂ is (4.98±0.17)ka and (5.98±0.07)ka, respectively. The Holocene left-lateral slip rate along Qixiang Co Fault is (3.56±1.19)mm/a and the vertical slip rate is (0.15±0.02)mm/a. The kinematic characteristics of the sinistral strike-slip with normal slip coincide with the eastward motion of the central Tibet plateau, and its magnitude is in agreement with its conjugate Gyaring Co Fault, suggesting that the deformation pattern of the central Tibetan plateau complies with the conjugate strike-slip faults mode.