Kinematics of postseismic relaxation from aftershock focal mechanisms of the 1994 Northridge, California, earthquake

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 24589-24603

  Unruh, Jeffrey R ^a   Twiss, Robert J ^b   Hauksson, Egill ^c  

^a William Lettis and Associates Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; FOCAL MECHANISM; NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE 1994; POSTSEISMIC RELAXATION;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0031427572     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb02157     Document Type: Article

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