Inter-seismic deformation field of the Ganzi-Yushu fault before the 2010 Mw 6.9 Yushu earthquake

Tectonophysics

Volumn 584, Issue , 2013, Pages 138-143

  Wang, Yanzhao ^a   Wang, Min ^a   Shen, Zheng Kang ^b   Ge, Weipeng ^a   Wang, Kang ^b   Wang, Fan ^a   Sun, Jianbao ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fault slip rate; Ganzi Yushu fault; GPS; Yushu earthquake

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION FIELD; FAULT ZONE; FAULT-SLIP RATES; GANZI-YUSHU FAULT; GPS DATA; QINGHAI PROVINCE; SHEAR MOTION; SINISTRAL SHEAR; SLIP RATES; TIBETAN PLATEAU; XIANSHUIHE FAULT;

DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKES; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

FAULT SLIPS;

DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT SLIP; FAULT ZONE; GPS; SLIP RATE; YUSHU EARTHQUAKE 2010;

CHINA; QINGHAI;

EID: 84872406323     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.03.026     Document Type: Article

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