Source parameters of injection-induced microearthquakes at 9 km depth at the KTB deep drilling site, Germany

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 815-832

  Jost, M L ^a   Busselberg T ^a   Jost, O ^a   Harjes, H P ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUCED SEISMICITY; SEISMICITY;

GERMANY, BAVARIA, KTB;

EID: 0344936738     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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