Open AccessSource mechanism of earthquakes in Szechwan province, China
Author(s) -
Amit Gupta,
S. Basu Mallik,
H. N. Srivastava
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
mausam
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.243
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 0252-9416
DOI - 10.54302/mausam.v34i4.2526
Subject(s) - china , geology , seismology , focal mechanism , geography , fault (geology) , archaeology
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.