Seismic quiescence before the M7, 1988, Spitak earthquake, Armenia

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 329-340

  Wyss, Max ^a   Martirosyan, Artak H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b Armenian National Survey for Seismic Protection   (Armenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; QUIESCENCE ANOMALY; SEISMICITY;

ARMENIA;

EID: 0031684965     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1998.00543.x     Document Type: Article

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