Rigidity variations with depth along interplate megathrust faults in subduction zones

Nature

Volumn 400, Issue 6743, 1999, Pages 443-446

  Bilek, Susan L ^a   Lay, Thorne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; SEISMICITY; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

ARTICLE; EARTHQUAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033614981     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/22739     Document Type: Article

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