Fluids below the hypocentral region of Latur earthquake, India: Geophysical indicators

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 1569-1572

  Gupta, Harsh K ^a   Sarma, S V S ^a   Harinarayana, T ^a   Virupakshi, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); STRESSES; VELOCITY; BASALT; EROSION; FLUIDS; INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); MAGNETIC PROSPECTING; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TELLURIC PROSPECTING;

EARTHQUAKE SEQUENCES; GEOPHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS; HIGH CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH-CONDUCTIVITY ZONES; LOW VELOCITY LAYERS; MAGNETOTELLURIC SOUNDINGS; MECHANICAL FAILURES; STABLE CONTINENTAL REGIONS;

GEOPHYSICS; GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING;

GEOPHYSICAL INDICATORS; MAGNETOTELLURIC SOUNDINGS;

FLUID FILLED MATRIX; FRACTURED MEDIUM; GEOPHYSICAL DATA; LATUR EARTHQUAKE 1993; LOW VELOCITY LAYER; STRESS;

INDIA, DECCAN VOLCANIC PROVINCE;

EID: 0030159361     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL01032     Document Type: Article

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