Characterization of the causative fault system for the 2001 Bhuj earthquake of Mw 7.7

Tectonophysics

Volumn 378, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 105-121

  Mandal, P ^a   Rastogi, B K ^a   Satyanaraya, H V S ^a   Kousalya, M ^a   Vijayraghavan, R ^a   Satyamurty, C ^a   Raju, I P ^a   Sarma, A N S ^a   Kumar, N ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Indian seismicity; Intraplate seismicity; Kachchh; Lower crust; Rift pillow; Travel time inversion

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; BHUJ EARTHQUAKE 2001; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; MAFIC ROCK; P-WAVE; PILLOW LAVA; S-WAVE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

ASIA; EURASIA; GUJARAT; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 1642521937     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2003.08.026     Document Type: Article

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