A synthetic seismicity model for southern California: Cycles, probabilities, and hazard

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue B10, 1996, Pages 22393-22418

  Ward, Steven N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER MODELLING; EARTHQUAKE HAZARD; EARTHQUAKE MODEL; EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; FAULT;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0030428362     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb02116     Document Type: Article

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