Around the Tibetan Plateau, earthquakes caused by reverse and strike-slip faulting are predominant on the north and west margins (except for the east margin), and the Himalayan Mountains.

• 青藏高原及其周缘应力场特征表明，印度板块的北上运动以及它与欧亚板块之间的碰撞所形成的挤压应力场是高原强烈隆起的直接原因。