Fig. 1. Simplified regional geological map of the eastern part of the Gyeongsang basin with the location of the study area, modified after Chwae et al. (1995) and Son et al. (2015).
Fig. 2. Geomorphological map around the Sinwoo site based on hillshade images from LiDAR-derived DEM and topographic profiles across the piedmont; a green circle:location of the fault; orange: higher surface; light green:middle surface; pink: lower surface; red dashed-lines:lineaments; blue lines: drainages; A-A’ and B-B’: topographic profile line.
Fig. 3. A panoramic photograph of the Sinwoo site fault and unconsolidated sediment units.
Fig. 4. Photographs of the detailed sedimentary facies.
Fig. 5. Photographs of the detailed fault-related structures at the Sinwoo site fault.
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