Coseismic reverse- and oblique-slip surface faulting generated by the 2008 Mw 7.9 Wenchuan earthquake, China

• Main Authors: Yu, Guihua., Chen, Guihua., Klinger, Yann., Xu, Xiwei., Wen, Xueze., Hubbard, Judith., Shaw, John H.
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Geology::Volcanoes and earthquakes
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/95507; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8793
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The Mw 7.9 Wenchuan, China, earthquake ruptured two large thrust faults along the Longmenshan thrust belt at the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau. This earthquake generated...