Stress evolution in southern California and triggering of moderate-, small-, and micro-size earthquakes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 24411-24435

  Deng, Jishu ^a   Sykes, Lynn R ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; STRESS; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0031418009     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb02127     Document Type: Article

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