Depth distribution of stresses in the Hokkaido Wadati-Benioff zone as deduced by inversion of earthquake focal mechanisms

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 557-573

  Christova, C ^a   Tsapanos, T ^b  

^a BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Bulgaria)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENIOFF ZONE; DEPTH DETERMINATION; EARTHQUAKE; FOCAL MECHANISM; STRESS; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

JAPAN;

EID: 0033915918     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-3707(00)00009-0     Document Type: Article

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