Asymmetrical co-seismic surface ruptures in the East Kunlun earthquake (Ms=8.1), northern Tibetan plateau, China

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 631-640

  Li, Haibing ^a,b   Qi, Xuexiang ^a   Zhu, Yintang ^c   Yang, Jingsui ^a   Tapponnier, Paul ^b   Shi, Lianchang ^c   Wang, Yongwen ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^c Qinghai Institute of Geological Survey   (China)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Co seismic surface rupture structure; East Kunlun fault; Eastward extrusion; Tibetan plateau

Indexed keywords

COSEISMIC PROCESS; EARTHQUAKE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; GPS; KINEMATICS; SLIP RATE;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; WORLD;

EID: 12744279629     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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