Macroseismic field generated by 29 March, 1999 Chamoli earthquake and its seismotectonics

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 507-516

  Mahajan, A K ^a   Virdi, N S ^a  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Earthquakes; Himalaya; Macroseismic; Seismotectonics

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; EARTHQUAKE INTENSITY; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMOTECTONICS; THRUST FAULT;

INDIA;

EID: 0035018624     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-9120(00)00049-3     Document Type: Article

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