How well does the spatial distribution of smaller earthquakes forecast the locations of larger earthquakes in the Northeastern United States?

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 428-440

  Kafka, Alan L ^a   Walcott, Jessica R ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthquake prediction; Spatial variation; United States (Northeast)

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

(NORTHEAST); UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032468712     PISSN: 00128287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.69.5.428     Document Type: Article

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