The precursory significance of tectonic stress field transformation before the Wenchuan Mw7.9 earthquake and the Chi-Chi Mw7.6 earthquake

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 128-136

  Diao, Gui Ling ^a   Xu, Xi Wei ^b   Chen, Yuegau ^c   Huang, Borshouh ^d   Wang, Xiao Shan ^a   Feng, Xiang Dong ^a   Yang, Ya Qiong ^a  

^a Earthquake Administration of Hebei Province   (China)

^b Institute of Geology China Earthquake Administration   (China)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chi Chi earthquake; Local stress field; Precursory of strong earthquake occurrence; Stress field transformation; Tectonic stress field; Wenchuan earthquake

Indexed keywords

CHI-CHI EARTHQUAKE 1999; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GEOACCUMULATION; SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE 2008; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; THRUST; TRANSFORMATION;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 79957825415     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0001-5733.2011.01.014     Document Type: Article

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