A seismicity precursor to a sequence of Ms 6.3-6.7 Midplate earthquakes in Australia

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-78

  Bowman, J Roger ^a  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE PRECURSOR; INTRAPLATE EARTHQUAKE; TENNANT CREEK EARTHQUAKES 1988;

AUSTRALIA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, TENNANT CREEK;

EID: 0030994184     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00945161     Document Type: Article

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