Rupture characteristics of clustered microearthquakes and variations in fault properties in the New Madrid Seismic Zone

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B11, 2001, Pages 26495-26509

  Xie, Jiakang ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT; MICROEARTHQUAKE; SEISMIC ZONE; SEISMICITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

MISSOURI; NEW MADRID; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035203014     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb000020     Document Type: Article

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