A review of the source parameters of the 1999 Ms 7.6 Chi-Chi, Taiwan, earthquake

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 179-202

  Wang, Jeen Hwa ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chi Chi earthquake; Source parameter

Indexed keywords

DISPLACEMENT; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FAULT PLANE; PEAK ACCELERATION; RUPTURE; SOURCE PARAMETERS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 33646494676     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2006.17.1.179(T)     Document Type: Review

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