Similarities between recent seismic activity and paleoseismites during the late miocene in the external Betic Chain (Spain): Relationship by 'b' value and the fractal dimension

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 749-763

  Rodriguez Pascua M A ^a   De Vicente, G ^b   Calvo, J P ^b   Perez Lopez, R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

'b' value; Lacustrine sediments; Paleoseismites; Seismic activity

Indexed keywords

SEISMIC ACTIVITY;

EARTHQUAKES; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS;

SEISMOLOGY;

ACTIVE FAULT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LIQUEFACTION; MIOCENE; PALEOSEISMICITY;

SPAIN;

EID: 0037408583     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(02)00078-0     Document Type: Article

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