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Based on the gravity field model European Improved Gravity model of the Earth via New techniques (EIGEN)-6C4, this study calculated the residual Bouguer gravity disturbance of the Tarim Basin by using the minimum curvature method and analyzed gravitational characteristics of major fault belts of the Tarim Basin. The residual Bouguer disturbance exhibits linear residual Bouguer disturbance zones in the Tianshan Mountains, West Kunlun, and the Altyn region, which is consistent with the spatial distribution of their related fault belts. The regional Bouguer disturbance is related to crust\u2013mantle boundary depth, which can be used to roughly estimate crust thickness. Thus, we suggest that the crust\u2013mantle boundary depth order of major faults from deep to shallow is the Altyn region, West Kunlun, and Tianshan Mountains. There is a discontinuity in the residual Bouguer disturbance of West Kunlun, which compares well with the fault belt of West Kunlun. Furthermore, the residual Bouguer disturbance of the Tarim Basin has a series of elliptical areas with a central positive disturbance located within the Bachu uplift and other uplift structures. 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