QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT AND ZONATION OF REGIONAL CRUSTAL STABILITY IN CHINA

China, as is located at the intersection of the circum-Pacific tectonic zone and the Mediterranean tectonic zone, has relatively strong active geological structures associated with various endogenic geological hazards. In this case it seems necessary to achieve a quantitative assessment and zonation of the regional crustal stability to better serve the economic construction and hazard reduction. The present paper attempts to present the methods to approach the problem in three steps based on the distribution of the main presently active structural systems and geological hazards as outlined in the text.