In-situ stress measurement in an earthquake focal area

Tectonophysics

Volumn 262, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 281-290

  Tsukahara, H ^a   Ikeda, R ^b   Omura, K ^b  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR EARTH SCIENCE AND DISASTER PREVENTION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE SWARM; FRACTURE; GRANITE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; IN SITU STRESS; STRESS MEASUREMENT;

JAPAN, HONSHU, ASHIO;

EID: 0030435434     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(96)00014-5     Document Type: Article

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