Complex surface rupturing and related formation mechanisms in the Xiaoyudong area for the 2008 Mw 7.9 Wenchuan Earthquake, China

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue , 2012, Pages 132-142

  Tan, Xi Bin ^a,b   Yuan, Ren Mao ^a,b,c   Xu, Xi Wei ^a,b   Chen, Gui Hua ^a,b   Klinger, Yann ^d   Chang, Chung Pai ^e   Ren, Jun Jie ^a,b   Xu, Chong ^a,b   Li, Kang ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d STATION DE RADIOASTRONOMIE DE NANÇAY   (France)

^e NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Co seismic rupture; Mechanical model; Wenchuan earthquake; Xiaoyudong stepover

Indexed keywords

COSEISMIC PROCESS; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DISCONTINUITY; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT ZONE; FORMATION MECHANISM; MODELING; REVERSE FAULT; SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE 2008;

BEICHUAN; CHINA; SICHUAN; WENCHUAN; YINGXIU;

EID: 84866005923     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2012.06.005     Document Type: Article

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