Reexamination of log periodicity observed in the seismic precursors of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B12, 2000, Pages 28111-28123

  Huang, Y ^a   Saleur, H ^a   Sornette, D ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE PRECURSOR; LOMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKE 1989; PERIODICITY;

EID: 0034474257     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900308     Document Type: Article

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