Role of static stress transfer in earthquake occurrence in the Himalaya

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-65

  Sarkar, I ^a   Chander, R ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Himalayan seismicity; Static stress transfer

Indexed keywords

COULOMB CRITERION; EARTHQUAKE; SEISMICITY; STRESS; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

HIMALAYAS; INDIA;

EID: 0042419819     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-9120(03)00036-1     Document Type: Article

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