The rupture process of the Manjil, Iran earthquake of 20 june 1990 and implications for intraplate strike-slip earthquakes

Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-63

  Choy, George L ^a   Zedník, Jan ^b,c  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^c MS 967 ^*  (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; INTRAPLATE EARTHQUAKE; MANJIL EARTHQUAKE 1990; STRIKE SLIP;

IRAN, MANJIL BASIN;

EID: 0030809533     PISSN: 00393169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023336723587     Document Type: Article

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