The linked stress release model for spatio-temporal seismicity: Formulations, procedures and applications

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 925-946

  Bebbington, Mark ^a   Harte, David ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Statistics Research Associates   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Earthquake prediction; Regionalization; Seismic modelling; Seismic event rates; Statistical methods

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; REGIONALIZATION; SEISMICITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL APPLICATION; STRESS;

EID: 0141837222     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2003.02015.x     Document Type: Article

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