Analysis of Qiaojia earthquake disasters in the Zhaotong area: Reasons for “small earthquakes and major disasters”

In May 2020, a magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred in Qiaojia County, Yunnan. This earthquake was characteristics of relatively common “small earthquakes and major disasters” in the Zhaotong area of northeastern Yunnan. Yunnan province is an area in China with a high incidence of moderately strong ear...

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Published in:	Natural Hazards Research
Main Authors:	Wei Wang, Hong Chen, Lisiwen Ma, Yiting Xu, Minhao Qu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. 2023-06-01
Subjects:	Qiaojia earthquake Yunnan Small earthquakes and major disasters Seismic hazard
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666592123000240

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