Features of active tectonics and recurrence behaviors of strong earthquakes in the western Sichuan Province and its adjacent regions

Dizhen Dizhi

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 446-461

  Xu, Xi Wei ^a   Zhang, Pei Zhen ^a   Wen, Xue Ze ^b   Qin, Zun Li ^c   Chen, Gui Hua ^a   Zhu, Ai Lan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b EARTHQUAKE ADMINISTRATION OF SICHUAN PROVINCE   (China)

^c Beijing Guodian Water Resources and Electric Power Engineering Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Active blocks; Active tectonics; Recurrence behavior of strong earthquake; Western Sichuan Province

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; EARTHQUAKE RECURRENCE; SLIP RATE; STRONG MOTION; TECTONICS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SICHUAN;

EID: 33645793748     PISSN: 02534967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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