Seismic source study of the Racha-Dzhava (Georgia) earthquake from aftershocks and broad-band teleseismic body-wave records: An example of active nappe tectonics

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-46

  Fuenzalida, H ^a   Rivera, L ^a   Haessler, H ^a   Legrand, D ^a   Philip, H ^b   Dorbath, L ^a,f   McCormack, D ^c   Arefiev, S ^d   Langer, C ^e   Cisternas, A ^a  

^a UMR 7063   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d SCHMIDT INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF THE EARTH   (Russian Federation)

^e DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^f INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Aftershocks; Caucasus; Earthquake source mechanism; Seismotectonics

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; NAPPE TECTONICS; RACHA-DZHAVA EARTHQUAKE 1991; SOURCE MECHANISM; TELESEISMIC DATA;

GEORGIA, CAUCASUS;

EID: 0030720874     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1997.tb00985.x     Document Type: Article

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