The fractal geometry of the surface ruptures of the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake, Taiwan

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 170-174

  Chang, Young Fo ^a   Chen, Chien Chih ^b   Liang, Chieh Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

B value; Fractal dimension; Rupture

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; CHI-CHI EARTHQUAKE 1999; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT; FAULT GEOMETRY; FAULT SLIP; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; SEISMIC DATA;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 34447279939     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03420.x     Document Type: Article

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