Loading mechanism and scaling relations of large interplate earthquakes

Tectonophysics

Volumn 277, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 189-198

  Matsu'ura, Mitsuhiro ^a   Sato, Toshinori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Base loading; Edge loading; Interplate earthquake; Lithosphere asthenosphere coupling; Moment length relation

Indexed keywords

BASE LOADING; EARTHQUAKE; EDGE LOADING; INTERPLATE SEISMICITY; LITHOSPHERE/ASTHENOSPHERE COUPLING; LOADING MECHANISM;

EID: 0031422434     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00085-1     Document Type: Article

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