Title: Relocation of the Wenchuan M_S8.0 Earthquake Sequence
Abstract:From the origin time of May 12,2008,MS8.0 Wenchuan earthquake to Dec.31,2008,more than 10 000 aftershocks(M≥2.0) had been recorded by the seismic network in Sichuan and the surrounding provinces.In th...From the origin time of May 12,2008,MS8.0 Wenchuan earthquake to Dec.31,2008,more than 10 000 aftershocks(M≥2.0) had been recorded by the seismic network in Sichuan and the surrounding provinces.In the paper,the main shock and more than 7 000 aftershocks were relocated using the double difference algorithm.The results show that the length of aftershock distribution is about 350 km.In the southwest,the distribution of aftershocks is along the Back-range,the Central and the Front-range of the Longmenshan fault.In the middle,the distribution of aftershocks is along the Central fault.In the North,the aftershocks distributed across the Qingchuanr-Pingwu fault.The depths of aftershocks mainly located in the 10~20 km,and the average depth of aftershocks is 13 km after relocation.Read More
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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