A faulting model for the 1992 Petrolia earthquake: Can extreme ground acceleration be a source effect?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 11877-11897

  Oglesby, David D ^a   Archuleta, Ralph J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND ACCELERATION; PETROLIA EARTHQUAKE 1992 RUPTURE PROCESS; SEISMIC ASPERITY; SOURCE EFFECT;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0031463910     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb00475     Document Type: Article

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