Probabilistic earthquake location in complex three-dimensional velocity models: Application to Switzerland

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Husen, S ^a,b   Kissling, E ^a   Deichmann, N ^a   Wiemer, S ^a   Giardini, D ^a   Baer, M ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D velocity models; Probabilistic earthquake location; Switzerland; Tomography

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; FAILURE MECHANISM; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SOURCE PARAMETERS;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0037931396     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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