2013/04/20 Sichuan, China Earthquake
uploaded on April 22, 2013
updated on April 23, 2013
Mainshock
Origin time: April 20, 2013 at 00:02:47 UTC (USGS)
Location: 30.284°N, 102.956°E (USGS)
Depth: 12.3 km (USGS)
Magnitude: 6.6 (USGS), 7.0 (CEA)
Information in our site
Aftershock Distribution and the Mainshock’s Fault Plane by the MJHD Method: Application to the Western Sichuan, China, Earthquake on April 20, 2013 by Dr. Hurukawa
(Japanese version)
Determination of earthquake magnitudes using duration of high-frequency energy radiation and maximum displacement amplitudes: application to the April 20, Sichuan, China earthquake by Dr. Hara
China in IISEE-NET
Catalog of Damaging Earthquakes in the World (Through June, 2009)
Direct links
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (EHP)
Spechial page by China Earthquake Administration
Special page by Sichuan Earthquake Information Network, China
Strong motion report (1st), China Strong Motion Network
Strong motion report (2nd), China Strong Motion Network
Strong motion report (3rd), China Strong Motion Network
Institutions in China
China Earthquake Administration
China Strong Motion Network
Institute of Geopysics, China Earthquake Administration
Institute of Engineering Mechanics, China Earthquake Administration
China Earthquake Network Center, China Earthquake Administration
Sichuan Earthquake Information Network, China
Institutions
United States Geological Survey (USGS), USA
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS)
Other resources
Sichuan Province, China
Yaan City, China
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