Quantitative analysis of seismic fault zone waves in the rupture zone of the 1992 Landers, California, earthquake: Evidence for a shallow trapping structure

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1021-1041

  Peng, Zhigang ^a   Ben Zion, Yehuda ^a   Michael, Andrew J ^b   Zhu, Lupei ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c Saint Louis University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fault zones; Inversion; Trapped waves; Waveform analysis

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT ZONE; LANDERS EARTHQUAKE 1992; SEISMICITY; TRAPPED WAVE;

CALIFORNIA; LANDERS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0348195698     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2003.02109.x     Document Type: Article

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