Was the 1999 Chi-Chi Earthquake in Taiwan a "subduction earthquake"?

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 709-720

  Lallemand, Serge ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Chi Chi earthquake; Continental subduction; Drilling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034390860     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/tao.2000.11.3.709(cce)     Document Type: Article

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