Seismicity simulation in Western Sichuan of China based on the fault interactions and its implication on the estimation of the regional earthquake risk

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 165-174

  Zhou, Shi Yong ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coulomb stress; Poisson model; Seismic hazard; Simulation of earthquake generation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COULOMB CRITERION; EARTHQUAKE CATALOGUE; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FAULT ZONE; MODELING; POISSON RATIO; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMICITY; STRESS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SICHUAN;

EID: 44349128539     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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