The weak-motion modeling of the Skyros island, Aegean Sea, Mw = 6.5 earthquake of July 26, 2001

Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 753-771

  Zahradník, Jiři ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aegean Sea; Directivity; Focal mechanism; Rupture propagation; Skyros earthquake; Source inversion

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; EARTHQUAKE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FOCAL MECHANISM; GROUND MOTION; WAVE PROPAGATION;

AEGEAN SEA; GREECE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SKYROS;

EID: 0036910691     PISSN: 00393169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021185623617     Document Type: Article

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