A new probabilistic seismic hazard analysis for the Vrancea (Romania) seismogenic zone

Natural Hazards

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 371-385

  Mantyniemi P ^a   Marza V I ^b   Kijko, A ^c   Retief, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^c Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Earthquake catalogues; Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment; Seismic hazard maps; Vrancea (Romania) seismogenic zone

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE CATALOGUE; MAPPING; PROBABILITY; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMIC ZONE;

ROMANIA;

EID: 0042825188     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024787621646     Document Type: Article

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