The cyclic and fractal seismic series preceding an mb 4.8 earthquake on 1980 February 14 near the Virgin Islands

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 149-158

  Varnes, David J ^a   Bufe, Charles G ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthquake prediction; Fractals; Seismicity; Virgin Islands

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; SEISMIC SERIES; VIRGIN ISLANDS EARTHQUAKE 1980;

VIRGIN ISLANDS;

EID: 0029773276     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1996.tb06359.x     Document Type: Article

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