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Slip zone and energetics of a large earthquake from the Taiwan Chelungpu-fault Drilling Project

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  • Kuo-Fong Ma

    (National Central University)

  • Hidemi Tanaka

    (University of Tokyo)

  • Sheng-Rong Song

    (National Taiwan University)

  • Chien-Ying Wang

    (National Central University)

  • Jih-Hao Hung

    (National Central University)

  • Yi-Ben Tsai

    (National Central University)

  • Jim Mori

    (Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University)

  • Yen-Fang Song

    (National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center)

  • Eh-Chao Yeh

    (Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research, Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology)

  • Wonn Soh

    (Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research, Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology)

  • Hiroki Sone

    (Kyoto University)

  • Li-Wei Kuo

    (National Taiwan University)

  • Hung-Yu Wu

    (National Central University)

Abstract

Caught in the slips The magnitude 7.7 Chi-Chi earthquake of 1999 caused widespread destruction across central Taiwan and left behind a large slip of up to 10 metres at or near the surface. This provided a rare opportunity to drill boreholes to sample material from a fault that had recently undergone a large slip. By combining results from the fault core analyses with seismological observations, earthquake efficiency can be estimated, and important constraints placed on understanding of earthquake faulting mechanisms.

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  • Kuo-Fong Ma & Hidemi Tanaka & Sheng-Rong Song & Chien-Ying Wang & Jih-Hao Hung & Yi-Ben Tsai & Jim Mori & Yen-Fang Song & Eh-Chao Yeh & Wonn Soh & Hiroki Sone & Li-Wei Kuo & Hung-Yu Wu, 2006. "Slip zone and energetics of a large earthquake from the Taiwan Chelungpu-fault Drilling Project," Nature, Nature, vol. 444(7118), pages 473-476, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:444:y:2006:i:7118:d:10.1038_nature05253
    DOI: 10.1038/nature05253
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