Rupture analysis of the Wenchuan earthquake at two observation stations by geometry and kinematics

Dizhen Dizhi

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1023-1032

  Wei, Zhan Yu ^a   He, Hong Lin ^a   Dong, Shao Peng ^a   Chen, Jie ^a   Gao, Xiang ^a   Sun, Hai Qing ^b   Jia, Shi Xu ^c   Wang, Shi Yuan ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b Earthquake Administration of Zhejiang Province   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d EARTHQUAKE ADMINISTRATION OF SICHUAN PROVINCE   (China)

Author keywords

Backthrust scarp; Earthquake swell; Longmenshan fault; Surface rupture; Wenchuan earthquake

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT GEOMETRY; FOCAL MECHANISM; KINEMATICS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

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

EID: 60649105823     PISSN: 02534967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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