Three-dimensional crustal structure around the source area of the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake in Taiwan and its relation to the aftershock locations

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 643-660

  Cheng, Win Bin ^a  

^a JINWEN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

3 D velocity structure; Chi chi earthquake; Seismicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034402162     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2000.11.3.643(CCE)     Document Type: Article

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