Research on the magnitude and recurrence interval of characterized earthquakes with Magnitude ≥ 6.7 along the northwestern portion of the Xianshuihe fault zone in western Sichuan, China

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 153-161

  Ran, Hong Liu ^a   He, Hong Lin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Characterized earthquake; Recurrence interval; Rupture source; Seismic moment; Xianshuihe fault zone

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RECURRENCE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT ZONE; SEISMIC MOMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SICHUAN;

EID: 33744956008     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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