Discussion of rupture mechanisms on the seismogenic fault of the 2008 Ms8.0 Wenchuan earthquake

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1360-1377

  Deng, Qi Dong ^a   Chen, Gui Hua ^a   Zhu, Ai Lan ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b Earthquake Administration of Shanghai Municipality   (China)

Author keywords

gravitation; Ms8.0 Wenchuan earthquake; rupture mechanism; seismogenic fault; tear fault

Indexed keywords

CO-SEISMIC DISPLACEMENT; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; FAULT ZONE; FOCAL MECHANISM; GEOMETRIC PATTERNS; GEOMORPHIC CONDITIONS; GRAVITATIONAL FORCES; KINEMATIC PATTERNS; LARGE VERTICAL DISPLACEMENT; LONGMENSHAN FAULT ZONE; MAIN SHOCK; RUPTURE MECHANISM; SEISMOGENIC FAULTS; STRAIN PARTITIONING; STRIKE-SLIP COMPONENT; SURFACE RUPTURES; TEAR FAULT; THRUST FAULTING; THRUST FAULTS; UPPER CRUST; VERTICAL COMPONENT; VERTICAL DISPLACEMENTS; WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKE;

GRAVITATION;

EARTHQUAKES;

ACTIVE FAULT; AFTERSHOCK; COSEISMIC PROCESS; DISPLACEMENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT ZONE; FOCAL MECHANISM; NORMAL FAULT; SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE 2008; STRAIN PARTITIONING; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; THRUST FAULT;

CHINA; LONGMENSHAN FAULT ZONE; SICHUAN;

EID: 80052270054     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-011-4230-1     Document Type: Article

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