Complex Shear Partitioning Involving the 6 February 2012 MW 6.7 Negros Earthquake Ground Rupture in Central Philippines
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Tectonic Setting
3. Ground Rupture Mapping
3.1. Rupture Trace
3.2. Scarp Heights
3.3. Scarp Morphologies
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Rimando, R.E.; Rimando, J.M.; Lim, R.B. Complex Shear Partitioning Involving the 6 February 2012 MW 6.7 Negros Earthquake Ground Rupture in Central Philippines. Geosciences 2020, 10, 460. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences10110460
Rimando RE, Rimando JM, Lim RB. Complex Shear Partitioning Involving the 6 February 2012 MW 6.7 Negros Earthquake Ground Rupture in Central Philippines. Geosciences. 2020; 10(11):460. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences10110460
Chicago/Turabian StyleRimando, Rolly E., Jeremy M. Rimando, and Robjunelieaaa B. Lim. 2020. "Complex Shear Partitioning Involving the 6 February 2012 MW 6.7 Negros Earthquake Ground Rupture in Central Philippines" Geosciences 10, no. 11: 460. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences10110460