A model for possible crustal deformation prior to a coming large interplate earthquake in the Tokai district, central Japan

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1401-1417

  Kato, Naoyuki ^a,b   Hirasawa, Tomowo ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; SEISMICITY; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

JAPAN;

EID: 0033512726     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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