Abstract
Interseismic deformation describes the gradual accumulation of crustal
strain within the tectonic plate and along the plate boundaries before
the sudden release as earthquakes. In this study, we use five years of
high spatial and temporal geodetic measurements, including Global
Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and Interferometric Synthetic
Aperture Radar (InSAR) to monitor 3-dimension interseismic crustal
deformation and horizontal strain rate in Taiwan. We find significant
deformation (strain rate > 8x10-6
yr-1) along the plate boundary between the Philippine
Sea Plate and the Eurasian plates in east Taiwan. The high strain rate
in the southern part of the Western Foothills is distributed along a few
major fault systems, which reveals the geometry of the deformation front
in west Taiwan. Our results help identify active faults in southwest and
north Taiwan that were not identified before. These findings can be
insightful in informing future seismic hazard models.