Kinematic rupture model and hypocenter relocation of the 2013 Mw 6.6 Lushan earthquake constrained by strong-motion and teleseismic data

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 15-22

  Zhang, Yong ^a,b   Wang, Rongjiang ^a   Chen, Yun Tai ^b   Xu, Lisheng ^b   Du, Fang ^c   Jin, Mingpei ^d   Tu, Hongwei ^a,e   Dahm, Torsten ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c EARTHQUAKE ADMINISTRATION OF SICHUAN PROVINCE   (China)

^d EARTHQUAKE ADMINISTRATION OF YUNNAN PROVINCE   (China)

^e Earthquake Administration of Qinghai Province   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; SEISMIC DATA; STRONG MOTION; TELESEISMIC WAVE;

CHINA; LUSHAN [SICHUAN]; SICHUAN;

EID: 84893715982     PISSN: 08950695     EISSN: 19382057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0220130126     Document Type: Article

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