Refinement of the modified time-to-failure method for intermediate-term earthquake prediction

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 121-138

  Brehm, Daniel J ^a,b   Braile, Lawrence W ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

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EID: 0000055967     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009859431834     Document Type: Article

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