A preliminary study on the relationship between basement-cover tectonic deformation and seismicity in Kuqa depression

Dizhen Dizhi

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 236-247

  Liu, Jie ^a   Qu, Guo Sheng ^a   Tong, Xiao Guang ^b   Song, Hui Zhen ^a   Zhou, Qing ^a   Zhang, Ning ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b International Cooperation Department   (China)

Author keywords

Basement fault; Deformation characteristic; Kuqa depression; Seismicity; Surface structure

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; SEISMICITY; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TARIM BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 5044227424     PISSN: 02534967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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