Based on paleomagnetic, paleo-biogeographic and geotectonic analyses, the East Asian Continent moved in large extent to the south direction during the Middle and Late Mesozoic to Early Cenozoic, but it moved in large extent to the north since Middle and Late Cenozoic.

The Indian plate′s continuous motion to the north, the convective removal to the thickening lithosphere caused by small-scale mantle convection and the effect of denudation on the uplifted plateau are regarded as main driving forces that make the patterns of stress field of East Asia continent at present time.

The East Asia continent was assembled by a lot of micro-continents during the Indosinian period (250-220 Ma), producing very thick lithosphere.

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The magnetic records of the world station network during IGY/IGC with additional data at Changchun, Beijing, Shanghai and Lahsa of China have been used to study the characteristics of Sq in East Asia magnetic anomaly region.