The mechanical effects of the 2008 Ms7. 3 Yutian, Xinjiang earthquake on the neighboring faults and its tectonic origin of normal faulting mechanism

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 280-289

  Wan, Yong Ge ^a   Shen, Zheng Kang ^b   Sheng, Shu Zhong ^a   Xu, Xiao Feng ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF DISASTER PREVENTION   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Fault interaction; Focal mechanism; Tectonic origin; Yutian earthquake

Indexed keywords

COULOMB CRITERION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; FAILURE MECHANISM; FAULT PLANE; FAULT ZONE; FOCAL MECHANISM; KINEMATICS; SLIP RATE; STRESS CHANGE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

CHINA; XINJIANG UYGUR; YUTIAN;

EID: 77953937814     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issa.0001-5733.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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