Abstract: On the basis of seismic measurements and drilling data,the Handan and Tangyin faulted basin is of NNE direction on the eastern piedmont of Taihang Mt.The Handan graben was formed in Eogene,predominantly controlled by the listric normal fault along the eastern margin of the basin,while the Tangyin graben was formed in Tertiary,its northern part being controlled by the listric normal fault along the eastern margin of the basin.In the southern Tangyin basin lie the two listric normal faults on its eastern/western flank,alternatively characteristic of an intense tectonic activities in the context of geology.These three faults are of the Pre-Tertiary basement at a depth of 4000—5000 meters or more and are the continuations of the preexisting fractures.The two basins in question have their shallow hypocentral regions where small quakes have often attended in the recent past.No seismic activity has been found along the eastern Handan fault at present and one for the Handan faulted basin has been relatively in quiescence.The reverse case can be found along both the eastern fault and western fault in the Tangyin faulted basin,with the seismic activity different in the southern part and northern part of the basin.Great attention should be paid to the southern segment of the basin for its frequent activities.