Seismicity of the Sea of Marmara (Turkey) since 1500

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2000, Pages

  Ambraseys, N N ^a   Jackson, J A ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active tectonics; Earthquakes; Seismic hazard; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; EARTHQUAKE CATALOGUE; EARTHQUAKE RECURRENCE; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMICITY;

SEA OF MARMARA; TURKEY;

EID: 0034035441     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2000.00137.x     Document Type: Article

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