Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis of New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 355-375

  Stirling, Mark W ^a,b   Wesnousky, Steven G ^a   Berryman, Kelvin R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Active faults; Earthquakes; Neotectonics; New Zealand; Probabilistic seismic hazard; PSH

Indexed keywords

MAPPING; SEISMIC HAZARD; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0032413073     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.1998.9514816     Document Type: Article

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