The Mw 8.2, 17 February 1996 Biak, Indonesia, earthquake: Rupture history, aftershocks, and fault plane properties

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 107, Issue 11, 2002, Pages

  Henry, C ^a   Das, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Earthquake dynamics and mechanics; Earthquake parameters; New Guinea trench; Seismotectonics

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT PLANE; SEISMOGRAM; SEISMOTECTONICS;

BIAK; INDONESIA;

EID: 0037880401     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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