| Kyaukkyan Fault | |
|---|---|
 Extensional fault systems are responsible for the formation of Inle Lake | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| State | Shan |
| Characteristics | |
| Length | 500 km |
| Strike | north northwest |
| Dip | vertical |
| Displacement | ~1 mm/yr |
| Tectonics | |
| Status | active |
| Earthquakes | 1912 |
| Type | strike-slip fault |
| Movement | dextral |
The Kyaukkyan Fault Zone is a large complex strike-slip fault that extends for about 510 km from Shan state, Myanmar to Thailand.[1] It was the source of the 1912 Shan state earthquake when it ruptured for a length of 160 km along the northernmost segment.[2][3] The fault is not very well studied, unlike the Sagaing Fault. The fault runs through the Shan hills nearly parallel to the Sagaing Fault. It is highly segmented, characterized by a broad array of splaying segments and basins, dominated by releasing bends and associated extensional fault systems.[4] The slip rate for this fault is about 1 mm/yr.
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- ^ "Kyaukkyan Fault". Myanmar: Geology, Resources and Tectonics. 48. 2017.