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Past Fracture Damage Can Inhibit Earthquake Slip
19 Dec 2024 21:52 GMT
… Geophysical Research Letters
When earthquakes break the Earth’s … existing damage affects future earthquake ruptures. Some contend … and therefore damage inhibits earthquake rupture. Others argue that … the 2008 Mw7.9 Wenchuan earthquake in China. This unique …
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A strong, capable govt revitalizes post-quake Wenchuan
09 Dec 2024 23:54 GMT
… their lives in the Wenchuan earthquake. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei … Sichuan without realizing the areas on our itinerary included the 2008 quake … its epicenter in Wenchuan, the deadliest earthquake in China in … one month of the quake, the central government …
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The mobility of landslides triggered by earthquakes
22 Nov 2024 10:44 GMT
… triggered by the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake.
In general it is … landslide inventories for large earthquakes to examine the runout … of landslides triggered by earthquakes differs from that of … of landslides triggered by earthquakes reduces (rather than increases …
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Historic tower taken down in Sichuan following earthquake aftermath, safety concerns
26 Aug 2024 11:13 GMT
… county, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, has recently been taken … the 2008 earthquake in Wenchuan and in surrounding areas in Sichuan," said …
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MSDF Ship Sazanami Makes A Point In Taiwan Strait; Same Vessel Brought Relief to China After 2008 Quake
18 Oct 2024 23:20 GMT
… delivered relief supplies after the Sichuan earthquake, including blankets and canned food …
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According to Scientists, These Ignored Faults Could Ignite the Next Big Earthquake
15 Oct 2024 08:03 GMT
… continental transform earthquakes, evidenced by several significant quakes since 2000, … seismic activity. Credit: SciTechDaily.com
Researchers propose that major continental transform earthquakes … the 2008 magnitude 7.9 Wenchuan earthquake in China, and the …
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Sichuan Province earthquake offers lessons for landslide prediction from GNSS observations
07 Aug 2024 19:17 GMT
… 39;s topography and seismic activity. The area is known … the Luding earthquake struck.
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Voices: I’m a Utah high school student, and I’m angry that the Legislature won’t take earthquake risk seriously
13 Oct 2024 12:42 GMT
… 75 or higher quake.
Historically, large quakes along the …
Even that relatively small earthquake severely damaged school buildings … buildings in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake in China.
Still, … state balks at funding earthquake preparedness for schools. Why …
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Are branch faults the “on-ramps” that lead to great continental transform earthquakes?
26 Sep 2024 00:44 GMT
… five largest continental transform earthquakes since 2000 all … 2008 magnitude 7.9 Wenchuan earthquake in China, and the … of some slightly smaller earthquakes, however, including the … Do Great Continental Transform Earthquakes Nucleate on Branch Faults? …
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Why do the largest continental earthquakes nucleate on branch faults?
26 Sep 2024 13:54 GMT
… , for China's Wenchuan shock, which killed 80,000 … the 2023 Elbistan (Turkiye) quakes. That could be because as … "seismicity hole" we mean that few earthquakes occur at … transform fault, could an earthquake early warning algorithm preferentially …