Spatial variability of seismicity parameters in aftershock zones

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B6, 1999, Pages 13135-13151

  Wiemer, Stefan ^a,c   Katsumata, Kei ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; SEISMICITY; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EID: 0343499996     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900032     Document Type: Article

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