Source mechanism determined by moment tensor inversion for seismic events at rudna and polkowice copper mines in Poland

Acta Geophysica Polonica

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 291-302

  Wiejacz, Paweł ^a   Gibowicz, Sławomir J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Mining seismicity; Source mechanism

Indexed keywords

MINING INDUCED SEISMICITY; SEISMICITY;

POLAND, LUBIN COPPER BASIN;

EID: 0031400205     PISSN: 00015725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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