Chihshang fault
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The Chihshang fault (Chinese: 池上段層) is an active reverse fault system[1] located in the center of the Longitudinal Valley (the East Rift Valley in the eastern part of Taiwan), and is a segment of the Longitudinal Valley Fault. The fault strikes north-northeast–south-southwest, situated between the Central Mountain Range and the Hai'an Range. It lies within the active major collision zone between the Philippine Sea and Eurasian plates.[2] The Chihshang fault extends for about 35 km,[3] from Yuli in the north to Kuanshan in the south.[4] The Chihshang fault remains active. It is thought to be actively creeping as has continuously created cracks and fractures in walls and buildings. The Chihshang fault has a high slip rate of about 2–3 cm/year, and a 4 cm/year creep rate at the dip-slip direction approximately.[5]