To estimate focal mechanisms of moderate earthquakes using a long period surface waveform fitting method as well as first motion signs of P waves

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 785-799

  Ma, Shu Tian ^a   Yao, Zhen Xing ^a   Ji, Chen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Focal mechanism solutions of moderate and small earthquakes; Long period surface waves; Waveform inversion

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; FOCAL MECHANISM; P-WAVE;

BEIJING; CHINA;

EID: 0033504096     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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