Phenomenon of local 'seismic reversal' before strong earthquakes

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 111, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 215-227

  Shebalin, P N ^a   Keilis Borok, V I ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION THEORY AND MATHEMATICAL GEOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Advance prediction; Earthquake; Lesser Antilles; Southern California

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE PRECURSOR; EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033535170     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(98)00162-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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