Postglacial left slip rate and past occurrence of M ≥ 8 earthquakes on the western Haiyuan fault, Gansu, China

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B8, 1999, Pages 17633-17651

  Lasserre, C ^a   Morel, P H ^b   Gaudemer, Y ^a   Tapponnier, P ^a   Ryerson, F J ^c   King, G C P ^a   Metivier F ^a   Kasser, M ^b   Kashgarian, M ^c   Baichi, Liu ^d,e   Taiya, Lu ^d,e   Daoyang, Yuan ^d,e  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Laboratoire Géomatique et Foncier CNAM   (France)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^e CSB   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT SLIP; NEOTECTONICS; RECURRENCE INTERVAL; SEISMICITY;

CHINA; GANSU PROVINCE;

EID: 0033405433     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998jb900082     Document Type: Article

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