Seismic moment assessment of earthquakes in stable continental regions - I. Instrumental seismicity

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 381-414

  Johnston, Arch C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Geostatistics; Global seismology; Seismic moment; Stable continental regions

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; GLOBAL SEISMOLOGY; INSTRUMENTAL SEISMICITY; SEISMIC MOMENT; STABLE CONTINENTAL REGION;

EID: 0029751876     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1996.tb07028.x     Document Type: Article

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