The M7.0 Lushan earthquake and the relationship with the M8.0 Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan, China

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1772-1783

  Du, Fang ^a   Long, Feng ^a   Ruan, Xiang ^a   Yi, Gui Xi ^a   Gong, Yue ^a   Zhao, Min ^a   Zhang, Zhi Wei ^a   Qiao, Hui Zhen ^a   Wang, Zhi ^a   Wu, Jiang ^a  

^a EARTHQUAKE ADMINISTRATION OF SICHUAN PROVINCE   (China)

Author keywords

Focal mechanism; The Longmenshan fault zone; The M7.0 Lushan earthquake; The M8.0 Wenchuan earthquake

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS;

AFTERSHOCK DISTRIBUTIONS; ATTENUATION CHARACTERISTICS; EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS; FOCAL MECHANISM; LONGMENSHAN FAULT ZONE; LONGMENSHAN FAULTS; SEISMOGENIC STRUCTURES; WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKE;

FAULTING;

AFTERSHOCK; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FOCAL MECHANISM; SEGMENTATION; SEISMOLOGY; THRUST;

CHINA; LONGMENSHAN FAULT ZONE; SICHUAN;

EID: 84880456877     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: 08989591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6038/cjg20130535     Document Type: Article

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