We obtain a robust rupture process model of the 2013 Lushan earthquake by joint inversion of seismic and geodetic data.
Our joint inversion best model involves the rupture of two opposing faults, a main fault and a secondary fault.
Slip on the secondary fault segment was likely triggered by the coseismic slip on the main blind thrust fault.
Our inferred coseismic slip model is consistent with strain accumulation models on the Longmenshan fault derived from GPS.