The MS7.1 Yushu earthquake surface rupture and large historical earthquakes on the Garzê-Yushu Fault

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 55, Issue 31, 2010, Pages 3504-3509

  Chen, Li Chun ^a   Wang, Hu ^a   Ran, Yong Kang ^a   Sun, Xin Zhe ^a   Su, Gui Wu ^a   Wang, Ji ^b   Tan, Xi Bin ^a   Li, Zhi Min ^c   Zhang, Xiao Qing ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b Earthquake Risk Assessment Department   (China)

^c Earthquake Administration of Qinghai Province   (China)

Author keywords

Garz Yushu Fault; large historical earthquakes; MS7.1 Yushu earthquake; surface rupture

Indexed keywords

EID: 78349233465     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-010-4079-2     Document Type: Article

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