PALEOSEISMOLOGY OF A PLIOCENE EARTHQUAKE IN EASTERN TAIWAN

High seismicity coupled with high population density creates a recipe for high seismic risk in Taiwan. Taiwan is located at the convergences of the Eurasian and Philippine Sea plates. These convergences result in the development of an accretionary wedge. A basal decollemont bounds the NE-SW trending...

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Main Author: Korren, Caitlyn
Format: Others
Published: OpenSIUC 2015
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Online Access:https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/1639
https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2653&context=theses