Focal mechanisms, displacement rate and mode of motion of the Sichuan-Yunnan block

Dizhen Dizhi

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-87

  Cheng, Wan zheng ^a   Diao, Gui ling ^b   Lü, Yi pei ^a   Zhang, Yong Jiu ^a   Li, Gui fang ^a   Chen, Tian chang ^a  

^a Seismological Bureau of Sichuan Province   (China)

^b Seismological Bureau of Hebei Province   (China)

Author keywords

Block motion; Focal mechanism; Motion rate; Sichuan Yunnan Block

Indexed keywords

DISPLACEMENT; EARTHQUAKE; FAULTING; FOCAL MECHANISM; P-WAVE; PLATE MOTION; SEISMOTECTONICS;

CHINA;

EID: 0042565985     PISSN: 02534967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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