Geometry and structure of northern surface ruptures of the 1999 Mw = 7.6 Chi-Chi Taiwan earthquake: Influence from inherited fold belt structures

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 173-192

  Lee, Jian Cheng ^a   Chu, Hao Tsu ^b   Angelier, Jacques ^c   Chan, Yu Chang ^a   Hu, Jyr Ching ^d   Lu, Chia Yu ^e   Rau, Ruey Juin ^f  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS   (Taiwan)

^c EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (France)

^d Inst for Secondary School Teachers   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chi Chi earthquake; Fault; Fold and thrust belt; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

SURFACE RUPTURES;

EARTHQUAKES; MAPPING; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

GEOLOGY;

CHI-CHI EARTHQUAKE 1999; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT SLIP; FOLD AND THRUST BELT;

TAIWAN;

EID: 0036131961     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(01)00056-6     Document Type: Article

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