Discovery and significance of earthquake event deposits of early tertiary in the Jiyang Depression

Scientia Geologica Sinica

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 377-384

  Chen, Shiyue ^a   Yuan, Wenfang ^a   Yan, Jihua ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

Early Tertiary; Earthquake; Event deposits; Seismites; The Jiyang Depression

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE PHENOMENA; LIQUEFACTION; PALEOSEISMICITY; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SEISMITE; TERTIARY;

CHINA;

EID: 0141459052     PISSN: 05635020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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