To test the effectiveness of DC and TEM soundings for urban active faults, experiments were carried out in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province in 2001. This paper is focusing on the test results of the Bayishuiku-Shanggan Fault, which is the major fault crossing the downtown of Fuzhou City. Two DC (DC-Ⅰ-1 and DC-Ⅰ-23) and three TEM (TEM-Ⅰ-1, TEM-Ⅰ-2 and TEM-Ⅰ-3) traverses were deployed in Bayishuiku area. DC experiment used a RESECS equipment. An array of 96 electrodes (192m long) was employed for the measuremen...