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  • ️Scholz, C. H.
  • ️Thu May 12 1977
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Abstract

A possible explanation for the successful prediction of the 1975 Haicheng earthquake is that the earthquake was triggered by a deformation front that propagated 1,000 km through NE China at a velocity of about 110 km yr−1. The various phenomena that were used to predict the earthquake can be explained by the deformation front.

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  1. Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Japan

    C. H. Scholz

  2. Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory Columbia University, Palisades, New York, 10964, USA

    C. H. Scholz

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Scholz, C. A physical interpretation of the Haicheng earthquake prediction. Nature 267, 121–124 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/267121a0

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  • Received: 20 December 1976

  • Accepted: 10 March 1977

  • Issue Date: 12 May 1977

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/267121a0