The surface rupture zone distribution of the Wenchuan earthquake (Ms8.0) happened on May 12th, 2008

Geology in China

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 803-813

  Li, Hai Bing ^a,b   Wang, Zong Xiu ^c   Fu, Xiao Fang ^d   Hou, Li Wei ^d   Si, Jia Liang ^a,b   Qiu, Zhu Li ^a,b   Li, Ning ^e   Wu, Fu Yao ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^d Sichuan Institute of Geological Survey   (China)

^e Sichuan Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

Author keywords

Causative structure; Coseismic surface rupture; Earthquake fault; Longmenshan

Indexed keywords

COSEISMIC PROCESS; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE RECURRENCE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; RECURRENCE INTERVAL; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LONGMEN MOUNTAINS; SICHUAN; WENCHUAN;

EID: 58149240136     PISSN: 10003657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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