Depth dependence of earthquake frequency-magnitude distributions in California: Implications for rupture initiation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B7, 1997, Pages 15081-15090

  Mori, Jim ^a   Abercrombie, Rachel E ^b,c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPTH DEPENDENCE; EARTHQUAKE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FREQUENCY/MAGNITUDE; RUPTURE PROCESS;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0031436681     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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