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Karakoram Fault
Strike-Slip Fault (Right-Lateral) · People's Republic of China, India
The Karakoram Fault is a strike-slip fault, where the two blocks slide horizontally past each other, right-lateral (the opposite block moves to the right). Its mapped traces are about 1,050 km long in People's Republic of China and India. It lies within the Eurasian Plate, which deforms under the push of neighbouring plates. Its slip rate is estimated at 6 mm per year.
- Type
- Strike-Slip Fault
- Sense of Slip
- Right-Lateral
- Mapped Length
- ≈ 1,050 km
- Slip Rate
- 6 mm per year
- Countries
- People's Republic of China, India
- Plates
- Eurasian Plate
Sources: GEM Global Active Faults (Styron et Pagani, 2020), CC BY-SA 4.0, catalogue HimaTibetMap · NOAA NCEI · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Wikidata