Neotectonics of Eastern Tibet and its control on the wenchuan earthquake

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1668-1678

  Zhang, Yueqiao ^a,b   Yang, Nong ^a,b   Shi, Wei ^a,b   Dong, Shuwen ^b  

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

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

East Tibet; Longmenshan faults; Neotectonics; Tectono morphology; Wenchuan earthquake

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; CENOZOIC; DIP; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; EXTRUSION; GPS; NEOTECTONICS; PALEOSEISMICITY; PLATE TECTONICS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE 2008; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XIZANG;

EID: 62749139672     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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