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

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 and Hung-Yu Wu
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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

Nature, 2006, vol. 444, issue 7118, 473-476

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.

Date: 2006
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