Basic features and research progresses of Wenchuan Ms 8.0 earthquake

Sichuan Daxue Xuebao (Gongcheng Kexue Ban)/Journal of Sichuan University (Engineering Science Edition)

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 7-25

  Li, Yong ^a   Huang, Run Qiu ^a   Densmore, Alexander L ^b   Zhou, Rong Jun ^c   Cao, Shu You ^d  

^a CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Seismological Bureau of Sichuan Province   (China)

^d SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Active tectonics; Earthquake periodicity; Earthquake prediction; Eastern margin of Qinghai Tibetan Plateau; Geological hazards; Historical earthquake; Longmen Shan seismic belt; Surface rupture; Wenchuan Earthquake

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE TECTONICS; EARTHQUAKE PERIODICITY; EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; EASTERN MARGIN OF QINGHAI-TIBETAN PLATEAU; GEOLOGICAL HAZARDS; HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE; LONGMEN SHAN SEISMIC BELT; SURFACE RUPTURE; WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKE;

DISASTER PREVENTION; EARTH SCIENCES; RESEARCH; TECTONICS;

EARTHQUAKES;

EID: 67649225559     PISSN: 10093087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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