Deep structure and dynamics under East Asia

In East Asia there are abundant active faults, strong earthquakes, and active volcanoes, such as the Tanlu fault zone, the 1668 Tancheng earthquake (M 8.5), the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake (M 8.0), and the active Changbaishan intraplate volcano. This special issue includes 16 papers, most of which focus on the big mantle wedge structures and dynamics under eastern China and eastern Tibet using seismic and magnetotelluric data recorded by dense arrays. Some researchers investigate the structures under southern Tibet and southern China. These results could be of great significance to understand the deep structure and dynamics of active volcanoes and strong earthquakes under East Asia.