Microearthquake seismicity and focal mechanisms at the Rodriguez Triple Junction in the Indian Ocean using ocean bottom seismometers

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B12, 2001, Pages 30689-30699

  Katsumata, Kei ^a   Sato, Toshinori ^b   Kasahara, Junzo ^c   Hirata, Naoshi ^c   Hino, Ryota ^d   Takahashi, Narumi ^e   Sekine, Mayumi ^f   Miura, Seiichi ^e   Koresawa, Sadayuki ^c   Wada, Naoto ^a,g  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^f Chiyoda Building   (Japan)

^g Shibetsu cho Town Office   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; FAULTING; FOCAL MECHANISM; MICROEARTHQUAKE; OCEAN BOTTOM SEISMOMETER; SEISMICITY; TRIPLE JUNCTION;

INDIAN OCEAN; RODRIGUEZ TRIPLE JUNCTION;

EID: 0035711916     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb000106     Document Type: Article

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