A proposed method for locating the critical region of a future earthquake using the critical earthquake concept

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B3, 2001, Pages 4121-4128

  Yang, Wenzheng ^a   Vere Jones, David ^b   Li, Ma ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; SOURCE PARAMETERS;

CHINA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0034964065     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900311     Document Type: Article

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