The Chiuhsiungken fault: A candidate to trigger a hazardous earthquake in western Taiwan

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 390-402

  Lin, Ching Weei ^a   Hsu, Chin Yao ^a   Yu, Ting Do ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Active geomorphic feature; Active thrust; Chiuhsiungken fault; Earthquake

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE CATALOGUE; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT ZONE; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; SEISMICITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 33947722786     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2006.07.021     Document Type: Article

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