The Great Wenchuan Earthquake of 2008: A Photographic Atlas of Surface Rupture and Related Disaster

by Zhikun Ren, Aiming Lin, Zhikun Ren

The magnitude Ms 8.0 (Mw 7.9) Wenchuan earthquake occurred on 12 May 2008 in the Longmen Shan region of China--the topographical boundary between the Tibetan Plateau and the Sichuan Basin--resulting in extensive damage throughout central and western China. To understand the seismic faulting mechanism and surface deformation features associated with the Wenchuan earthquake, including rupture length, geometric characteristics, and slip distribution...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642037585
• ISBN13: 9783642037580
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.5" x 10.3"