Relevance of hot underlying asthenosphere to the occurrence of Latur earthquake and Indian peninsular shield seismicity

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 303-316

  Agrawal, P K ^a   Pandey, O P ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHENOSPHERE; CRATON; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; SEISMICITY;

INDIA; LATUR; MAHARASHTRA;

EID: 0344500885     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-3707(99)00002-2     Document Type: Article

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