Long-term seismogenic process for major earthquakes in subduction zones

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 185-199

  Evison, F F ^a   Rhoades, D A ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; SEISMICITY; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

EID: 0032514094     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(98)00104-6     Document Type: Article

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