ANALYSIS ON RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAULT ACTIVITY AND EARTHQUAKES IN JIANGSU PROVINCE AND ITS ADJACENT AREAS

The faults in Jiangsu province and its adjacent areas are divided into 5 groups by the NE,NW,NNE and EW directions.The faults in NW,NNE and EW directions develop newly and their activities are stronger,they cut across NE direction faults in some places,and they are important seismogenic structures in this area.According to the geologic structure data,the results show that it is possible to occur Ms≥6.0 earthquakes in this area.