Weusedmatchedfilter,spectrumanalysis,andcontinuationmethodsofpotentialfieldfordataprocessingandobtainedthegeomagneticfielddistributionaboutthecontinentandcontinentalmargininsoutheastChina.Onthebasisofgriddata,inversionwasconductedandmagneticfielddistributionandmagneticstructureonbeddingofdifferentdepthswereobtained.Thenewresultsshowthat:1.ThemagneticfieldcharacteristicsarelargelydifferentinhorizontalandverticaldirectionsandtheycanbepidedintozonesaccordingtothecontinentalblocksofYangtze,Cathaysia,Kangdian(Sichuan-Yunnan)andQinling-Dabie.2.TheTanlufaultextendssouthwardalongtheGanjiangfaultandtheWuchuan-SihuifaultafteritcrossedovertheYangtzeRiverandwasoffsetlocallyintheeast-westdirection.TheTanlufaultfinallyslipsintotheSouthChinaSeaatHainanIsland.3.TheboundarybetweenYangtzeandCathaysiablocksstartsfromHangzhouBayintheeast,extendsalongJiangshaofaultandpassesthroughNanchang,Changsha,andGuilin,andfinallyenterstheseaatQinzhou,Guangxi.4.Thedistributionofburiedstructurezoneislocatedat24.5°-26°N.
