Rupture of deep faults in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake and uplift of the Longmen Shan

作者: Wang Qi , Qiao Xuejun , Lan Qigui , Jeffrey Freymueller , Yang Shaomin

DOI: 10.1038/NGEO1210

关键词: Longmen shanTectonicsGeodynamicsGeologySeismologyStructural geology

摘要: The Longmen Shan Mountains rise up 6,000 m over a distance of just 100 km, but the mechanisms driving formation this striking topography are debated. Analyses crustal movements during 2008 Wenchuan earthquake suggest that fault-induced uplift plays role in building high topography.

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