Precursor seismicity, foreshocks and aftershocks of the Uttarkashi earthquake of October 20, 1991 at Garhwal Himalaya

Tectonophysics

Volumn 263, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 339-345

  Kayal, J R ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; EARTHQUAKE PRECURSOR; TECTONIC SETTING; THRUST FAULTING; UTTARKASHI EARTHQUAKE 1991;

INDIA, UTTAR PRADESH, GARHWAL HIMALAYA;

EID: 0030435157     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)81488-6     Document Type: Article

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