Preface to the Focus Section on the 20 April 2013 Magnitude 6.6 Lushan, China, Earthquake

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Research Article| January 01, 2014 Preface to the Focus Section on the 20 April 2013 Magnitude 6.6 Lushan, China, Earthquake Huajian Yao; Huajian Yao aLaboratory of Seismology and Physics of Earth’s Interior, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, Chinahjyao@ustc.edu.cn Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Zhigang Peng Zhigang Peng bSchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332 U.S.A.zpeng@gatech.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Huajian Yao aLaboratory of Seismology and Physics of Earth’s Interior, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, Chinahjyao@ustc.edu.cn Zhigang Peng bSchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332 U.S.A.zpeng@gatech.edu Publisher: Seismological Society of America First Online: 14 Jul 2017 Online ISSN: 1938-2057 Print ISSN: 0895-0695 © 2014 by the Seismological Society of America Seismological Research Letters (2014) 85 (1): 6–7. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220130184 Article history First Online: 14 Jul 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Huajian Yao, Zhigang Peng; Preface to the Focus Section on the 20 April 2013 Magnitude 6.6 Lushan, China, Earthquake. Seismological Research Letters 2014;; 85 (1): 6–7. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/0220130184 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search The 20 April 2013 Lushan earthquake (moment magnitude Mw 6.6, surface‐wave magnitude Ms 7.0) ruptured part of the southern segment of the Longmenshan fault zone in western Sichuan, China. The Longmenshan fault zone is a tectonic boundary that separates the rigid Sichuan basin to the east and the eastern Tibetan plateau to the west. The Lushan earthquake was a typical thrust event initiated at a relatively shallow depth of about 12 km. Although this earthquake did not produce obvious surface ruptures, it still caused strong shaking around its epicenter and resulted in more than 200 deaths or missing... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.