Shear zone stress release heterogeneity associated with two mining-induced events of M 1.7 and 2.2

Tectonophysics

Volumn 289, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 75-89

  Urbancic, T I ^a   Trifu, C I ^a  

^a Engineering Seismology Group   (Canada)

Author keywords

Excess shear stress; Slip potential; Stress redistribution

Indexed keywords

MINING INDUCED SEISMICITY; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS RELEASE;

CANADA, ONTARIO, SUDBURY;

EID: 0031868085     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00308-9     Document Type: Article

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