Premonitory slip and tidal triggering of earthquakes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B9, 1999, Pages 20133-20151

  Lockner, David A ^a   Beeler, Nick M ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH TIDE; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; FAULT SLIP; LOADING TEST;

EID: 0033543279     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900205     Document Type: Article

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