Is the September 5, 2022, Luding MS6.8 earthquake an ‘unexpected’ event?

Shengfeng Zhang; Zhongliang Wu; Yongxian Zhang

Earthquake Science (Feb 2023)

Is the September 5, 2022, Luding MS6.8 earthquake an ‘unexpected’ event?

Shengfeng Zhang,
Zhongliang Wu,
Yongxian Zhang

Affiliations

Shengfeng Zhang: Institute of Earthquake Forecasting, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100036, China
Zhongliang Wu: Institute of Earthquake Forecasting, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100036, China
Yongxian Zhang: Corresponding author:; Institute of Earthquake Forecasting, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100036, China

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 36, no. 1
pp. 76 – 80

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Whether the September 5, 2022, Luding MS6.8 earthquake is an ‘expected’ event in the context of earthquake forecast? This commentary discusses this issue mainly using the recently proposed ‘earthquake nowcasting’ approach.

Published in Earthquake Science

ISSN: 1674-4519 (Print); 1867-8777 (Online)
Publisher: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
Country of publisher: China
LCC subjects: Science: Geology
Website: https://www.keaipublishing.com/en/journals/earthquake-science/

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