The intensity and epicenter of the 2004 Ms 5.6 Dung Co earthquake and the relation with active faulting in central Tibet

Dizhen Dizhi

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-76

  Wu, Zhong Hai ^a   Wu, Zhen Han ^a   Hu, Dao Gong ^a   Peng, Hua ^a   Ye, Pei Sheng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Dung Co Amdo rift system; Earthquake intensity; Focal mechanism solution; North south trending normal fault; Tibet

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE INTENSITY; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT SCARP; FAULT ZONE; PIEDMONT; SEISMIC ZONE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XIZANG;

EID: 36749060849     PISSN: 02534967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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