Modeling low-frequency magnetic-field precursors to the Loma Prieta earthquake with a precursory increase in fault-zone conductivity

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 217-248

  Merzer, Moshe ^a   Klemperer, Simon L ^b  

^a RAFAEL   (Israel)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crustal conductivity; Crustal fluids; Earthquake precursors; Electromagnetic theory; Fault zones; Loma Prieta earthquake

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE PRECURSOR;

EID: 0031420621     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000240050074     Document Type: Article

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