Source Characteristics and Path Attenuation for the Yangbi, China Seismic Sequence in 2021

• Published in: Pure and applied geophysics Vol. 179; no. 8; pp. 2721 - 2733
• Main Authors: Zhou, Ying, Wang, Hongwei, Wen, Ruizhi, Miao, Tianming, Cui, Jianwen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.08.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aftershocks; Anelasticity; Attenuation; Decay; Decay rate; Distance; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Earthquakes; Frequency ranges; Geophysics/Geodesy; Seismic activity; Sequencing; Shaking; Spectra; China; spectral analysis; source characteristics; path attenuation; Earthquake ground motion

On 21 May 2021, an M 6.4 earthquake occurred in Yangbi county, west of Yunnan Province, China. The Yangbi seismic sequence was initiated on 18 May and reached its climax as the occurrence of the M 6.4 mainshock. It was a typical foreshock-mainshock-aftershock sequence. A total of 1043 strong-motion...