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Earthquake potential of the seismic gap between the Wenchuan and Lushan earthquakes: Current status, thoughts, and challenges

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We show our respect to the associate editor and two anonymous reviewers, their comments and suggestions improve the quality of this paper significantly. This work was supported by the Project of China Earthquake Administration (Grant Nos. 2019CSES0109, 2018CSES0101), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 41874053, 42030108, 41731072) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) (Grant Nos. 162301132637, CUGCJ1707), and the High-performance Computing Platform of China University of Geosciences.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, Institute of Geophysics and Geomatics, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan, 430074, China

    Yong Zheng

  2. Earth System Science Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China

    Rumeng Guo

  3. Institute of Precision Measurement Science and Technology Innovation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China

    Yong Zheng & Rumeng Guo

  4. College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Rumeng Guo

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Zheng, Y., Guo, R. Earthquake potential of the seismic gap between the Wenchuan and Lushan earthquakes: Current status, thoughts, and challenges. Sci. China Earth Sci. 64, 503–506 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-020-9719-y

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