Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 22, issue 8
Articles | Volume 22, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-2543-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-2543-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 22, issue 8
Research article
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09 Aug 2022
Research article |  | 09 Aug 2022

Analysis of seismic strain release related to the tidal stress preceding the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake

Xuezhong Chen, Yane Li, and Lijuan Chen

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When the tectonic stress in the crust increases, the b value will decrease, meaning the effects of tidal stresses are enhanced gradually. Increase in the tidal Coulomb failure stress might promote the occurrence of earthquakes, whereas its decrease could have an opposite effect. This observation may provide an insight into the processes leading to the Wenchuan earthquake and its precursors.
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