The mechanism of generation of May 12, 2008 Ms8. 0 Wenchuan earthquake

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 408-417

  Chen, Zu An ^a,c   Lin, Bang Hui ^b   Bai, Wu Ming ^a   Xu, Cheng ^a   Wang, Yun Sheng ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^c CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

DDA; Longmenshan fault zone; Mechanism of generation; Qinghai xizang plateau; Wenchuan earthquake

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL THICKNESS; DEFORMATION; FAULT ZONE; FRACTURE ZONE; GPS; INDIAN PLATE; SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE 2008; STRESS; SUBDUCTION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LONGMEN MOUNTAINS; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 67649185311     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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