Source-Scaling relationship for M 4.6-8.9 earthquakes, specifically for earthquakes in the Collision Zone of Taiwan

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 464-481

  Yen, Yin Tung ^a   Ma, Kuo Fong ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AREA SCALING; ATTENUATION MODEL; COLLISION ZONE; EFFECTIVE LENGTH; FAULT TYPES; FAULT-SLIP MODEL; HIGH STRESS; OROGENIC BELTS; PEAK GROUND ACCELERATION; RUPTURE AREAS; RUPTURE LENGTH; SCALING RELATIONSHIPS; SCALING STUDY; SEISMIC HAZARDS; SEISMIC MOMENT; SELF-SIMILAR; SELF-SIMILARITIES; SOURCE PARAMETERS; STRESS DROP; STRONG-MOTION DATA; TELESEISMIC;

EARTHQUAKES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DROPS;

COLLISION ZONE; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FAULT SLIP; OROGENIC BELT; PEAK ACCELERATION; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMIC MOMENT; SOURCE PARAMETERS; STRONG MOTION; TELESEISMIC WAVE;

TAIWAN;

EID: 79953063521     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: 19433573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0120100046     Document Type: Article

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