Detailed observations of California foreshock sequences: Implications for the earthquake initiation process

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue B10, 1996, Pages 22371-22392

  Dodge, Douglas A ^a   Beroza, Gregory C ^a   Ellsworth, W L ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE INITIATION; EARTHQUAKE NUCLEATION; FORESHOCK; NUCLEATION; SOURCE MECHANISM; STRESS;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0030429188     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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