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(a) Photo mosaic and (b) interpreted map of the west wall of the Xiaochacun trench. (c) Photo mosaic and (d) interpreted map of the east wall of the Xiaochacun trench. Black lines indicate the stratigraphic contacts between units. Red lines indicate the fault planes. Black dots show the locations of the radiocarbon samples, labeled with their corresponding calibrated ages.
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The Sichuan-Yunnan block is a tectonically active region in China, with frequent large earthquakes occurring in and around it. Despite most earthquakes being concentrated along boundary faults, intraplate faults also have the potential to generate damaging earthquakes. Remote sensing makes it possible to identify these potential earthquake source f...