Source parameters of the ML 3.8 earthquake on January 20, 2000 near Meckenheim, Germany

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 347-357

  Hinzen, Klaus G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lower Rhine embayment; Macroseismic effects; Microearthquakes; Moment; Source mechanism

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; FAULT SLIP; NORMAL FAULT; SOURCE PARAMETERS;

GERMANY;

EID: 0042858451     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024510932145     Document Type: Article

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