Mapping the <i>b</i>-values along the Longmenshan fault zone before and after the 12 May 2008, Wenchuan, China, <i>M<sub>S</sub></i> 8.0 earthquake
The <i>b</i>-value in the Gutenberg-Richter frequency-magnitude distribution, which is assumed to be related to stress heterogeneity or asperities, was mapped along the Longmenshan fault zone which accommodated the 12 May 2008, Wenchuan, <i>M<sub>S</sub></i> 8.0 e...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2008-12-01
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| Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/8/1375/2008/nhess-8-1375-2008.pdf |