Radiation efficiency and apparent stress of small earthquakes in a South African gold mine

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-18

  Yamada, Takuji ^a   Mori, James J ^a   Ide, Satoshi ^b   Kawakata, Hironori ^a   Iio, Yoshihisa ^a   Ogasawara, Hiroshi ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINING-INDUCED SEISMICITY;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 17044440181     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003221     Document Type: Article

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