Seismic properties of the Longmen Shan complex: Implications for the moment magnitude of the great 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China

Tectonophysics

Volumn 564-565, Issue , 2012, Pages 68-82

  Sun, Shengsi ^a   Ji, Shaocheng ^a   Wang, Qian ^b   Wang, Hongcai ^c   Long, Changxing ^c   Salisbury, Matthew ^d  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^d GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crustal structure; Longmen Shan complex; Seismic anisotropy; Seismic moment magnitude; Wave velocities; Wenchuan earthquake

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; LONGMEN SHAN COMPLEX; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC MOMENT; WAVE VELOCITY; WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKE;

ANISOTROPY; MICROCRACKS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EARTHQUAKES;

COSEISMIC PROCESS; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; GROUND MOTION; MICROCRACK; MOHO; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMIC MOMENT; SEISMIC PROPERTY; SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE 2008; STRONG MOTION; TELESEISMIC WAVE; WAVE VELOCITY;

CHINA; LONGMEN MOUNTAINS;

EID: 84865195769     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.06.018     Document Type: Article

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