Subcritical and supercritical regimes in epidemic models of earthquake aftershocks

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2002, Pages

  Helmstetter, Agnès ^a   Sornette, Didier ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aftershock; ETAS; Foreshock; Omori law; Triggering

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; EARTHQUAKE; EARTHQUAKE PRECURSOR; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEISMICITY;

EID: 0037058191     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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