Paleoseismic events and recurrence interval along the Beichuan-Yingxiu fault of Longmenshan fault zone, Yingxiu, Sichuan, China

Tectonophysics

Volumn 584, Issue , 2013, Pages 81-90

  Ran, Yong Kang ^a   Chen, Wen Shan ^b   Xu, Xi Wei ^a   Chen, Li Chun ^a   Wang, Hu ^a   Yang, Chih Cheng ^b   Dong, Shao Peng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Paleoseismology; Recurrence interval; Wenchuan earthquake; Yingxiu

Indexed keywords

CO-SEISMIC UPLIFTS; CONTINUOUS PROCESS; GEOMORPHIC ANALYSIS; HISTORICAL RECORDS; LATE QUATERNARY; LONGMENSHAN FAULT ZONE; PALEOSEISMOLOGY; RADIOCARBON DATING; RECURRENCE INTERVALS; SEISMIC EVENT; SICHUAN , CHINA; SLIP RATES; STRAIN ACCUMULATIONS; VERTICAL DISPLACEMENTS; WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKE; YINGXIU;

FAULTING;

EARTHQUAKES;

DISPLACEMENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FAULT SCARP; GEOMORPHOLOGY; PALEOSEISMICITY; RADIOCARBON DATING; RECURRENCE INTERVAL; UPLIFT;

BEICHUAN; CHINA; LONGMENSHAN FAULT ZONE; SICHUAN; YINGXIU;

EID: 84872407477     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.07.013     Document Type: Article

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