Frequency of occurrence of moderate to great earthquakes in intracontinental regions: Implications for changes in stress, earthquake prediction, and hazards assessments

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B5, 1997, Pages 9923-9948

  Triep, Enrique G ^a,b   Sykes, Lynn R ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN JUAN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE HAZARD; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; INTRACONTINENTAL EARTHQUAKE; SEISMICITY; STRESS CHANGE;

EID: 0030687993     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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