Some thoughts on the Ms 8.0 Wenchuan, Sichuan earthquake

Dizhen Dizhi

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 811-827

  Deng, Qi Dong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Earthquake disaster reduction; Longmenshan tectonic belt; Ms 8.0 Wenchuan earthquake; Seismotectonics

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RECURRENCE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; LIQUEFACTION; RECURRENCE INTERVAL; SEISMIC DESIGN; SEISMIC HAZARD; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; THRUST FAULT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KUNLUN MOUNTAINS; SICHUAN;

EID: 60649102712     PISSN: 02534967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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