Statistical aspects of Parkfield earthquake sequence and Parkfield prediction experiment

Tectonophysics

Volumn 270, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 207-219

  Kagan, Y Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthquake prediction; Parkfield earthquakes; Seismic gaps; Seismicity; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; FREQUENCY/MAGNITUDE; PARKFIELD EARTHQUAKES; PARKFIELD EXPERIMENT; PARKFIELD PREDICTION EXPERIMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

USA, CALIFORNIA, PARKFIELD;

EID: 0030930647     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(96)00210-7     Document Type: Article

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