Evidence for tidal triggering of earthquakes as revealed from statistical analysis of global data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2002, Pages

  Tanaka, Sachiko ^a   Ohtake, Masakazu ^a   Sato, Haruo ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Earth tide; Harvard CMT catalog; Ocean loading; Statistical test; Tidal triggering

Indexed keywords

EARTH TIDE; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; FAULT PLANE; FAULT SLIP; SEISMOTECTONICS; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS FIELD; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

EID: 0037058216     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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