Articles | Volume 19, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-1119-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-1119-2019
Research article
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12 Jun 2019
Research article |  | 12 Jun 2019

Taylor's power law in the Wenchuan earthquake sequence with fluctuation scaling

Peijian Shi, Mei Li, Yang Li, Jie Liu, Haixia Shi, Tao Xie, and Chong Yue

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (22 Feb 2019) by Oded Katz
AR by Mei Li on behalf of the Authors (25 Feb 2019)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (15 Mar 2019) by Oded Katz
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (20 Mar 2019)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (25 Mar 2019)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (10 Apr 2019) by Oded Katz
AR by Mei Li on behalf of the Authors (12 Apr 2019)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (18 Apr 2019) by Oded Katz
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Short summary
A statistical method is tentatively utilized to study distribution properties of aftershocks of the Wenchuan sequence in the view of energy release. The results show that the events in the Wenchuan sequence are not independent but have mutual attraction, their spatio–temporal distribution tends to be nonrandom but definite and deterministic, and imply it is possible for energy release to be predicted, although we cannot accurately predict the occurrence time and locations of the imminent event.
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