The structure and seismogenic mechanism of Longmenshan high dip-angle reverse fault

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2068-2082

  Zhang, Zhu Qi ^a   Zhang, Pei Zhen ^a   Wang, Qing Liang ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Duplex faulting system; High dip angle reverse fault; Longmenshan; Sichuan basin; Songpan block; Wenchuan earthquake; Western Sichuan Plateau

Indexed keywords

COULOMB CRITERION; DIP-SLIP FAULT; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; FAULT PLANE; FAULT SLIP; LOWER CRUST; REVERSE FAULT; SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE 2008; THRUST FAULT; UPLIFT;

CHINA; LONGMEN MOUNTAINS; SICHUAN; WENCHUAN;

EID: 79952552815     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0001-5733.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

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