Seismicity of the Sinai subplate region: Kinematic implications

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 27, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 451-468

  Badawy, Ahmed ^a   Horváth, Ferenc ^b  

^a National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics   (Egypt)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; PLATE MOTION; SEISMICITY;

MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 0033515065     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-3707(98)00024-6     Document Type: Article

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