Yangsan Fault

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Yangsan Fault
Map of Yangsan fault system.png
1 is Yangsan Fault.
Korean name
Hangul
양산단층
Hanja
梁山斷層
Revised RomanizationYangsandancheung
McCune–ReischauerYangsandanch'ŭng

Yangsan Fault is a seismic fault in southeastern Korea[1][2][3][4][5] which was responsible for the 5.7 Mw Gyeongju earthquake in 2016. It is located between Yeongdeok County and Busan with Yangsan.

References[]

  1. ^ Paleoseismology of the Yangsan Fault,southeastern part of the Korean Peninsula, Vol.46, No.5, Annals of Geophysics, 2003.
  2. ^ 위성에서 본 한국의 산지지형 (→The view from the satellite at mountainous terrain of Korea), Vol.27, No.4, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (in Naver), 2009.
  3. ^ Miocene Crustal Deformation, Basin Development, and Tectonic Implication in the Southeastern Korean Peninsula, Vol.49, No.1, Journal of the Geological Society of Korea, 2013.
  4. ^ Frictional properties of gouges collected from the Yangsan Fault, SE Korea, Vol.51, No.6, Journal of the Geological Society of Korea, 2015.
  5. ^ Study on Hazard of Roadside Slopes based on Discontinuities by Faulting and Wetness Index in Ga-Ji Mountain Provincial Park, Vol.13, No.5, pp.133-140, Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, 2013.
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