The October 30, 1994, seismic disturbance in South Africa: Earthquake or large rock burst?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B5, 1997, Pages 9843-9857

  Bowers, David ^a  

^a AWE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY WAVE; FAULT; FAULT SLIP; MINE TREMOR; ROCK BURST; SEISMICITY;

SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA, FREE STATE, KAAPVAAL CRATON;

EID: 0030697910     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb00509     Document Type: Article

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