Source mechanism of earthquakes in Szechwan province, China

Authors

  • A. DAS GUPTA Jadavpur University, Calcutta
  • S. BASU MALLIK Jadavpur University, Calcutta
  • H. N. SRIVASTAVA Meteorological office, New Delhi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v34i4.2526

Abstract

Focal mechanism solutions of seven earthquakes during 1970-1976 along with the results of the earlier workers have been used to understand the nature of faulting in the Szechwan Province. China. It has been found that the nature of faulting is predominantly normal in this region. Pressures are steeply dipping trending northwest-southeast while the tensions are generally shallow.

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01-10-1983

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A. D. GUPTA, S. B. MALLIK, and H. N. SRIVASTAVA, “Source mechanism of earthquakes in Szechwan province, China”, MAUSAM, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 443–448, Oct. 1983.

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Vol. 34 No. 4 (1983): MAUSAM

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Shorter Contribution

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