Intraplate stress distribution induced by topography and crustal density heterogeneities beneath the Killari, India, region

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 11719-11729

  Mandal, P ^a   Manglik, A ^a   Singh, R N ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Belur Campus   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DENSITY; INTRAPLATE SEISMICITY; KILLARI EARTHQUAKE 1993; STRESS DISTRIBUTION; TOPOGRAPHY;

INDIA, MAHARASHTRA, KILLARI;

EID: 0031435477     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb03627     Document Type: Article

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