Source parameters of the 1992 Melilla (Spain, MW = 4.8), 1994 Alhoceima (Morocco, MW = 5.8), and 1994 Mascara (Algeria, MW = 5.7) earthquakes and seismotectonic implications

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 359-372

  Bezzeghoud, M ^a   Buforn, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; SEISMOTECTONICS; SOURCE PARAMETERS;

ALGERIA; MOROCCO;

EID: 0032807131     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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