Influence of the pre-existing Xiaoyudong salient in surface rupture distribution of the M w 7.9 Wenchuan earthquake, China

Tectonophysics

Volumn 530-531, Issue , 2012, Pages 240-250

  Chang, Chung Pai ^a   Chen, Gui Hua ^b   Xu, Xi Wei ^b   Yuan, Ren Mao ^b   Kuo, Yu Ting ^c   Chen, Wen Shan ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Multi segment rupturing; Salient; Seismotectonics; Wenchuan earthquake; Xiaoyudong Fault

Indexed keywords

MULTI-SEGMENT; SALIENT; SEISMOTECTONICS; WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKE; XIAOYUDONG FAULT;

EARTHQUAKES; STRATIGRAPHY; STRESS ANALYSIS;

FAULTING;

COSEISMIC PROCESS; DISPLACEMENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT PROPAGATION; FAULT ZONE; NUMERICAL MODEL; REVERSE FAULT; SEISMOTECTONICS; SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE 2008;

CHINA; SICHUAN; WENCHUAN;

EID: 84862816290     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2011.12.038     Document Type: Article

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