Slip maxima at fault junctions and rupturing of barriers during the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake
January 1, 2009
The disastrous 12 May 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China took the local population as well as scientists by surprise. Although the Longmen Shan fault zonewhich includes the fault segments along which this earthquake nucleatedwas well known, geologic and geodetic data indicate relatively low (
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Title | Slip maxima at fault junctions and rupturing of barriers during the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake |
| DOI | 10.1038/ngeo636 |
| Authors | Z.-K. Shen, Jielun Sun, P. Zhang, Y. Wan, M. Wang, R. Burgmann, Y. Zeng, Weijun Gan, H. Liao, Q. Wang |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Nature Geoscience |
| Index ID | 70035963 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |