Focal mechanisms and seismotectonic stress in North Central Taiwan in relation with the Chi-Chi earthquake

Tectonophysics

Volumn 466, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 409-426

  Mozziconacci, Laetitia ^a   Angelier, Jacques ^a   Delouis, Bertrand ^a   Rau, Ruey Juin ^b   Béthoux, Nicole ^a   Huang, Bor Shouh ^c  

^a LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Focal mechanisms; North Central Taiwan; Seismotectonics; Stress tensor

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK SEQUENCES; CENTRAL RANGES; CHI-CHI EARTHQUAKES; CLOCKWISE ROTATIONS; FOCAL MECHANISMS; LOCAL STRUCTURES; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOURS; MOMENT TENSORS; NORTH CENTRAL TAIWAN; SEISMIC ACTIVITIES; SEISMIC PHASE; SEISMOTECTONIC; SEISMOTECTONICS; STRESS INVERSIONS; STRESS PERTURBATIONS; STRESS REGIMES; STRESS TENSOR; STUDY AREAS; TIME-PERIODS; TRANSFER ZONES;

EARTHQUAKES; FOCUSING; MAMMALS; MECHANISMS; TENSORS;

STRESSES;

AFTERSHOCK; CHI-CHI EARTHQUAKE 1999; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FOCAL MECHANISM; MOMENT TENSOR; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS FIELD; TECTONIC SETTING;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 60949086285     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2007.11.003     Document Type: Article

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