Aftershocks of an explosively induced mine collapse at White Pine, Michigan

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1575-1590

  Phillips, W Scott ^a   Pearson, D Craig ^a   Yang, Xiaoning ^a   Stump, Brian W ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; COLLAPSE; INDUCED SEISMICITY; MINE; SEISMIC DISCRIMINATION; SEISMIC SOURCE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033497038     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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