Multiple-fault rupture of the M7.1 Hector Mine, California, earthquake from fault zone trapped waves

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Li, Yong Gang ^a   Vidale, John E ^b   Oglesby, David D ^c   Day, Steven M ^d   Cochran, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of Riverside   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic rupture; Fault segmentation and physics; Fault zone trapped waves

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT ZONE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SEISMICITY; TRAPPED WAVE;

CALIFORNIA; HECTOR MINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037828001     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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