A model for complex aftershock sequences

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B4, 2001, Pages 6609-6619

  Moreno, Y ^a,b   Correig, A M ^c   Gomez J B ^a   Pacheco, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; EARTHQUAKE; ROCK MECHANICS; STRENGTH; STRESS;

FRANCE; PYRENEES; SPAIN;

EID: 0034953379     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900396     Document Type: Article

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