Paleoseismic evidence for coseismic growth-fold in the 1999 Chichi earthquake and earlier earthquakes, central Taiwan

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 204-213

  Chen, Wen Shan ^a   Lee, Kun Jie ^a   Lee, Long Sheng ^a   Streig, Ashley R ^b   Rubin, Charles M ^b   Chen, Yue Gau ^a   Yang, Hsiao Chin ^a   Chang, Hui Cheng ^c   Lin, Chii Wen ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chelungpu fault; Chichi earthquake; Growth fold; Paleosismology; Recurrence interval

Indexed keywords

CHI-CHI EARTHQUAKE 1999; COSEISMIC PROCESS; EARTHQUAKE RECURRENCE; FAULT; FOLD; PALEOSEISMICITY; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SITE EFFECT; SLIP RATE; UNCONFORMITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 35648942087     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2006.07.027     Document Type: Article

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