On moment-length scaling of large strike slip earthquakes and the strength of faults

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 45-1-45-4

  Romanowicz, B ^a   Ruff, L J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; TECTONICS;

FAULT STRUCTURE;

SEISMOLOGY;

EARTHQUAKE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC SETTING;

EID: 0037098841     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001GL014479     Document Type: Article

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