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Detecting fault of M = 7.6 Chi-Chi, Taiwan earthquake of 21 September 1999 using geophysical methods
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, 9th EAGE/EEGS Meeting, Sep 2003, cp-52-00032
- ISBN: 978-94-6282-116-3
Abstract
The devastating M = 7.6 Chi-Chi, Taiwan Earthquake of 21 September 1999 caused about 2500 deaths and roughly US$12 billion in property loss. It is triggered by the rupture of the N-15°-E-striking, 120-km-long Chelongpu Fault, which is a direct result of the Philippine Sea Plate-Eurasia Plate collision, in central Taiwan.