Surface rupture features of the 2008 yutian Ms 7. 3 earthquake and its tectonic nature

Dizhen Dizhi

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 462-471

  Xu, Xi Wei ^a   Tan, Xi Bin ^a   Wu, Guo Dong ^b   Chen, Jian Bo ^b   Shen, Jun ^b   Fang, Wei ^b   Song, He Ping ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b EARTHQUAKE ADMINISTRATION OF XINJIANG UYGUR AUTONOMOUS REGION   (China)

Author keywords

Altyn tagh fault; Co seismic slip; Earthquake surface rupture zone; Kangxiwa fault; Yutian Ms 7.3 earthquake

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT SLIP; PIEDMONT; RESOLUTION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEISMICITY; SNOW COVER; TENSILE STRENGTH; YUSHU EARTHQUAKE 2010;

CHINA;

EID: 80052570773     PISSN: 02534967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4967.2011.02.019     Document Type: Article

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