GEOLOGO-GEOMORPHOLOGICAL STUDY OF MODERN TECTONIC MOVEMENTS

Abstract

In studying, and especially in interpreting, modern movements of the Earth's crust, one should take into account its tectonic variability, its layering and the deformations exposed at the Earth's surface, which reflect the evolution of deep processes. No less important is the solution of the opposite problem, i.e., the study of deep tectonic processes, using data on modern movements of the surface. In both cases, analysis of the distribution of types of movement and regions along (active) faults is essential. Active faults in Asia between 20° and 60° are taken as examples.