Active blocks and strong seismic activity in North China region

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue SUPP, 2003, Pages 153-167

  Han, Zhujun ^a   Xu, Jie ^a   Ran, Yongkang ^a   Chen, Lichun ^a   Yang, Xiaoping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Active block; Active boundary tectonic zone; North China region; Strong seismic activity

Indexed keywords

DENSITOMETERS; EARTHQUAKES; OCEANOGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

ACTIVE BLOCKS; CENOZOIC STRUCTURE;

SEISMOLOGY;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; ROCK BLOCK; SEISMOLOGY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 2342627259     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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