Distributions of seismicity parameters and seismic apparent stresses on the Longmenshan-Minshan tectonic zone before the 2008 Ms8. 0 Wenchuan earthquake

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1490-1500

  Yi, Gui Xi ^a   Wen, Xue Ze ^a,b   Xin, Hua ^a   Qiao, Hui Zhen ^a   Long, Feng ^a   Wang, Si Wei ^a  

^a Earthquake Administration of Sichuan Province   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Aftershocks; Apparent stress; Longmenshan Minshan tectonic zone; Seismicity parameters; Wenchuan earthquake

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FAULT ZONE; RECURRENCE INTERVAL; RUPTURE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMICITY; SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE 2008;

CHINA; LONGMENSHAN FAULT ZONE; SICHUAN;

EID: 79960497611     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0001-5733.2011.06.008     Document Type: Article

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