Moment-magnitude relations based on strong-motion records in Greece

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 442-455

  Margaris, B N ^a   Papazachos, C B ^a  

^a Institute of Engineering Seismology and Earthquake Engineering Thessaloniki   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; MAGNITUDE; SEISMIC MOMENT; STRONG MOTION;

GREECE;

EID: 0032777119     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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