Testing earthquake prediction algorithms: Statistically significant advance prediction of the largest earthquakes in the Circum-Pacific, 1992-1997

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 111, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 187-196

  Kossobokov, V G ^a   Romashkova, L L ^a   Keilis Borok, V I ^a   Healy, J H ^b  

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

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Dynamics; Earthquake; Prediction; Statistical significance

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE PRECURSOR; EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION;

EID: 0033535172     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(98)00159-9     Document Type: Article

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