Re-evaluation of the surface ruptures of the November 1951 earthquake series in eastern Taiwan, and its neotectonic implications

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 317-331

  Shyu, J Bruce H ^a   Chung, Ling Ho ^b   Chen, Yue Gau ^b   Lee, Jian Cheng ^c   Sieh, Kerry ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Earthquake; Longitudinal Valley fault; Neotectonics; Surface ruptures; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HISTORICAL RECORD; NEOTECTONICS;

ASIA; CHIHSHANG; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LONGITUDINAL VALLEY; TAIWAN;

EID: 34548136020     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2006.07.018     Document Type: Article

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