Initial analysis of the mechanism of the Wenchuan Earthquake(Southwest China),12 May 2008
【摘要】:正This short paper reports some initial fieldwork carried out in four locations shortly after the M8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake which took place on 12 May 2008 in Southwest China.The field evidence,notably that obtained in the town of Xiaoyudong,suggests that the primary motion was related to vertical movement along the Longmenshan Fault.The damage seen was consistent with a right-lateral strike-slip component.