Crustal imaging in southern California using earthquake sequences

Tectonophysics

Volumn 286, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 223-236

  Chávez Pérez, Sergio ^a,b   Louie, John N ^b  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETRÓLEO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aftershocks; Crustal structure; Earthquakes; Migration; Seismic imaging; Southern california

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; SEISMIC IMAGING;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0031847595     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00267-9     Document Type: Article

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