Quantitative analysis of surface coseismic faulting and postseismic creep accompanying the 2003, Mw = 6.5, Chengkung earthquake in eastern Taiwan

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Lee, Jian Cheng ^a   Chu, Hao Tsu ^b   Angelier, Jacques ^c   Hu, Jyr Ching ^d   Chen, Horng Yue ^a   Yu, Shui Beih ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS   (Taiwan)

^c LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSEISMIC PROCESS; CREEP; EARTHQUAKE; FAULTING; POSTSEISMIC PROCESS;

ASIA; CHENGKUNG; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 33645466874     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003612     Document Type: Article

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