@article{Duẩn_Thăng_Vượng_Nguyên_2013, title={The magnitude of the largest possible earthquake in the Muong La - Bac Yen fault zone}, volume={35}, url={https://vjs.ac.vn/index.php/jse/article/view/3038}, DOI={10.15625/0866-7187/35/1/3038}, abstractNote={This paper presents estimation result of the magnitude of the largest possible earthquake in the Muong La - Bac Yen fault zone, a seismic-source zone located in the Northwest of Vietnam. After investigating and analysing terrain, geomorphology, geological features, satellite and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission images and related earthquake data, several geometric-geodynamic characteristics of the Muong La - Bac Yen fault zone in the Present had been elucidated. The estimation of the magnitude of the largest possible earthquake in the Muong La - Bac Yen fault zone was based on these results. The study finally shows that 1) the Muong La - Bac Yen fault zone has expressed to be an active one in Present and may generate earthquakes in future; 2) the magnitude of the largest possible earthquake in the Muong La - Bac Yen fault zone is Mmax = 5.9 ± 0.3, corresponding to an average return period of 450 years.}, number={1}, journal={Vietnam Journal of Earth Sciences}, author={Duẩn, Bùi Văn and Thăng, Nguyễn Công and Vượng, Nguyễn Văn and Nguyên, Phạm Đình}, year={2013}, month={Jun.}, pages={53–59} }