The mechanics of fault slip of Ms8.0 Wenchuan earthquake

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 464-473

  Du, Yi ^a   Xie, Fu Ren ^a   Zhang, Xiao Liang ^a   Jing, Zhen Jie ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Fault slickenside; Longmenshan fault zone; Surface rupture; Tectonic stress field

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION; FAULT SLIP; FAULT ZONE; RUPTURE; SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE 2008; SLICKENSIDE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STRESS; TECTONICS;

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

EID: 67649227155     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Chen S F, Deng Q D. Tectonic, seismology and dynamics in Longmenshan region, Seismology and Geology (in Chinese), 1994, 16(4),389-403
2. Deng QD, Ran Y K, Yang X P, et al. Map of Active Tectonic in China (in Chinese). Beijing, Seismological Press, 2007
3. Ding G Y. An Introduction to the Lithosphère Dynamics of China (in Chinese). Beijing,Seismological Press, 1991
4. Qiao X J, Wang Q, Du R L. Characteristics of current crustal deformation of active blocks in the Sichuan-Yunnan region. Chinese J. Geophysics. (in Chinese), 2004,47(5), 805-811
5. Xu X W, Cheng G L, Yu G P, et al. Tectonic and paleomagnetic evidence for the clockwise rotation of the Sichuan-Yunnan rhombic block. Seismology and Geology (in Chinese), 2003, 25(1),60-70
6. Zoback M D, Tsukahara H, Hickman S. Stress measurements in the vicinity of the San Andress fault. Implocations for the magnitude of shear stress at depth. J. Geophys. Res. , 1980, 85(B11), 6157-6173
7. Xu S S, Ren H, Song J. Primary study on the seismicity along the faults of Longmenshan. Earthquake Research in Sichuan (in Chinese), 2006,(2),21-27
8. Chen GG, Ji F J, Zhou R J, et al. Primary research of activity segmentation of Longmenshan fault zone since lateQuaternary. Seismology and Geology (in Chinese), 2007, 29(3),657-673
9. Li Y, Zhou R J, Densmore A L, et al, Geomorphic evidence for the late Cenozoic strike-slipping and thrusting in Longmenshan Mountain at the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau, Quaternary Sciences (in Chinese), 2006, 26(1): 40-51
10. Li C Y, Song F M, Ran Y K, Late-Quaternary activity and age constraint of the northern Longmenshan fault zone. Seismology and Geology (in Chinese), 2004,26(2) ,248-258
11. s8. 0 Wenchuan earthquake surface ruptures and its seismogenic structure. Seismology and Geology (in Chinese), 2008,30(3) ,597-629
12. Ma B Q, Zhang S M, Tian Q J et al. The surface rupture of Wenchuan earthquake (M8. 0), Quaternary Sciences (in Chinese), 2008,28(4) ,513-517
13. Xie F R, Liu G X. Analysis of Neotectonic stress field in area of the central segment of Altun fault zone, China, Earthquake Research in China (in Chinese), 1989, 5(3):26-36
14. Xie F R, Zhu J Z, Liang H Q, et al. Modern tectonic stress field in southwestern Yunnan, China. Acta Seismologica Sinica (in Chinese), 1993, 15(4) ,407-417
15. Xie F R, Zhang S M, Dou S Q, et al, Evolution characteristics of Quaternary tectonic stress field in the north and east margin of Qinghai-Xizang plateau. Acta Seismologica Sinica (in Chinese), 1999, 21(5) ,502-512
16. Xie F R, Cui X F, Zhao J T, et al. Regional division of the recent tectonic stress field in China and adjacent areas. Chinese J.Geophys. (in Chinese), 2004,47(4) ,654-662
17. Wang H, Cao J L, Zhang H, et al. Numerical simulation of the influence of lower crustal flow on the deformation of the Sichuan-Yunnan region. Acta Seismologica Sinica ( in Chinese), 2007,29(6),581-591
18. Mercier J L, Armijo R, Tapponnier E, et al. Change from late Tertiary compression to Quaternary extension in southern Tibet during the India-Asia collision, Tectonics, 1987,6, 275-304
19. Zhong J M,Cheng W Z. Determination of directions of the mean stress field in Sichuan-Yunnan region from a number of focal mechanism solutions. Acta Seismologica Sinica ( in Chinese), 2006, 28(4): 337-346
20. Hu XP, Yu C Q, Tao K, et al. Focal mechanism solusions of Wenchuan earthquake and its strong aftershocks obtained from initial P wave polarity analysis. Chinese J. Geophys. (in Chinese), 2008,51(6),1711-1718