Crustal structure and tectonic environment of strong earthquakes in the Tianshan earthquake belt

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 184-193

  Xu, Yi ^a   Liu, Fu Tian ^a   Liu, Jian Hua ^a   Sun, Ruo Mei ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Crustal structure; Jiashi earthquake; Tianshan earthquake belt; Velocity image

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; EARTHQUAKE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMICITY; TECTONICS;

CHINA; TIAN SHAN;

EID: 0034079119     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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