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2022 , Vol. 37 >Issue 3: 303 - 315

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11867/j.issn.1001-8166.2021.036

Characteristics and Genesis of Submarine Landslides in the Northern Margin of the North Irian Basin

  • Qing HU ,
  • Xiwu LUAN ,
  • Weimin RAN ,
  • Xinyuan WEI ,
  • Jia WANG ,
  • Chuanhong YE ,
  • Mingmeng WEI ,
  • Liangxuan GONG ,
  • Zexuan LIU
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  • 1.College of Earth Science and Engineering，Shandong University of Science and Technology，Qingdao 266590，China
    2.Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology，China Geological Survey，Qingdao 266237，China
    3.Laboratory for Marine Mineral Resources，Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology（Qingdao），Qingdao 266237，China
    4.College of Marine Geosciences，Ocean University of China，Qingdao 266100，China
    5.College of Marine Science and Technology，China University of Geosciences （Wuhan），Wuhan 430074，China
    6.School of Earth Sciences，Northeast Petroleum University，Daqing Heilongjiang 163318，China
HU Qing (1994-), male, Tongling City, Anhui Province, Master student.Research areas include seismic data interpretation and basin analysis. E-mail: 2814176764@qq.com
LUAN Xiwu (1966-), male, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, Professor. Research areas include marine geology and geophysics. E-mail: xluan@sdust.edu.cn

Received date: 2021-05-24

  Revised date: 2021-11-24

  Online published: 2022-04-14

Supported by

the China-ASEAN Maritime Cooperation Fund Project "China-ASEAN Marine seismic data center"(12120100500017001);The National Natural Science Foundation of China "Coupling relationship between sedimentary process and tectonic deformation of northeastern Bay of Bengal, an Eastern Tethys section"(92055211)

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Abstract

The North Irian Basin is located at the convergence and compression edges of the Australian and Pacific plates. Since the Late Cretaceous， the Australian Plate has been moving northward， and collision with the Pacific Plate has occurred several times， forming a complex area of tectonic activity. This provides a foundation for the formation of extensive landslides on the seafloor in the northern margin of the basin. By analyzing the high precision 2D seismic data in the north of the basin， the characteristics of submarine landslides are described in detail. Three structural units of a submarine landslide， namely the headwall domain， translation domain， and toe domain， are identified， which have their typical seismic characteristics. Submarine landslides are widespread in this area and can be divided into four types： continental slope/shelf， channel wall， valley， and Mass Transport Deposits （MTDs）. Combined with the regional geological background of the basin， it is considered that the tectonic movement of subduction and collision between plates plays a major role in controlling submarine landslides， which is induced by the combined action of external factors such as the submarine terrain slope as the internal cause， the sediment supply rate， sea-level change， and seismic activity.

Key words： The North Irian Basin; Extrusion and collision; Submarine landslide; Seismic characteristics; Tectonic movement

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Qing HU , Xiwu LUAN , Weimin RAN , Xinyuan WEI , Jia WANG , Chuanhong YE , Mingmeng WEI , Liangxuan GONG , Zexuan LIU . Characteristics and Genesis of Submarine Landslides in the Northern Margin of the North Irian Basin[J]. Advances in Earth Science, 2022 , 37(3) : 303 -315 . DOI: 10.11867/j.issn.1001-8166.2021.036

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