Evidence for an earthquake barrier model from Mw ∼ 7.8 Kokoxili (Tibet) earthquake slip-distribution

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 242, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 354-364

  Klinger, Y ^a   Michel, Remi ^b   King, G C P ^a  

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

^b CEA DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Earthquake rupture; Fault mechanics; Kunlun fault

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT MECHANICS; GEOMETRIC BARRIERS; KUNLUN FAULT; SLIP DISTRIBUTION;

GEOMETRY; OPTICAL CORRELATION; SATELLITES; SEISMOLOGY; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EARTHQUAKES;

EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT GEOMETRY; FAULT SLIP;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XIZANG;

EID: 32344433056     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2005.12.003     Document Type: Article

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