Seismic behavior in central Taiwan : response to stress evolution following the 1999 Mw 7.6 Chi-Chi earthquake

• Main Authors: Wu, Yih-Min, Chan, Chung-Han
• Other Authors: Earth Observatory of Singapore
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Geology::Volcanoes and earthquakes
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104670; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/20263
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Following the 1999 Mw 7.6 Chi-Chi earthquake, a large amount of seismicity occurred in the Nantou region of central Taiwan. Among the seismic activities, eight Mw ⩾ 5.8 earthquakes took place following the Chi-Chi earthquake, whereas only four earthquakes with comparable magnitudes took place from 1...