Self-similarity in the seismicity of the South-American subduction zone

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-73

  Cernadas, Daniel ^a   Osella, Ana ^a,b   Sabbione, Nora ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^c Consejo Nac de Invest Cie/Tec ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; SEISMICITY; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0031658048     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000240050141     Document Type: Article

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