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Table 1 Fault parameters estimated in this study.

From: Rise time and source duration of the 2008 MW 7.9 Wenchuan (China) earthquake as revealed by Rayleigh waves

Rupture length

209.6±2.1 km

Source duration

70.0±0.8 s

Rupture azimuth

59°

Rupture time

60.7±0.5 s

Rise time

9.3±0.6 s

Rupture velocity1

3.00±0.1 km/s

Rupture velocity2

3.45±0.1 km/s

particle velocity

46±2.8 cm/s

Static stress drop

32.5 bars

Dynamic stress drop

37.8±2.3 bars

Radiated seismic energy

(5.93 ± 0.4) × 1016 Nm