Estimation of the magnitudes and epicenters of Philippine historical earthquakes

Tectonophysics

Volumn 317, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 137-169

  Bautista, Maria Leonila P ^a   Oike, Kazuo ^b  

^a Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology   (Philippines)

^b 606 8502 ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Earthquake catalog; Felt areas; Historical earthquakes; Historical epicenters; Philippine earthquakes; Seismic hazard

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; EPICENTER; MAGNITUDE; SEISMIC HAZARD; SOURCE PARAMETERS;

PHILIPPINES;

EID: 0034652530     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(99)00272-3     Document Type: Article

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