Seismogenic structure of Lushan earthquake and its relationship with Wenchuan earthquake

Earth Science Frontiers

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 11-20

  Xu, Xiwei ^a   Chen, Guihua ^a   Yu, Guihua ^a   Cheng, Jia ^a   Tan, Xibin ^a   Zhu, Ailan ^b   Wen, Xueze ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b Shanghai Earthquake Administration   (China)

^c Sichuan Earthquake Administration   (China)

Author keywords

Fault propagation anticline; Longmenshan thrust belt; Lushan earthquake; Seismogenic fault; Tibetan Plateau

Indexed keywords

FAULT-PROPAGATION-ANTICLINE; FIELD INVESTIGATION; SEISMOGENIC FAULTS; SEISMOGENIC STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL DEFORMATION; THRUST BELTS; TIBETAN PLATEAU; WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKE;

FAULTING; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EARTHQUAKES;

EID: 84879169135     PISSN: 10052321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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