Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment for Iraq using complete earthquake catalogue files

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 162, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 951-966

  Ameer, A S ^a   Sharma, M L ^a   Wason, H R ^a   Alsinawi, S A ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b Middle East Seismological Forum   (United States)

Author keywords

b value; Earthquake catalogue characteristics; Iraq; mmax; PSHA

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE CATALOGUE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; SEISMIC HAZARD;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; IRAQ; MIDDLE EAST; WORLD;

EID: 17444393244     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-004-2650-y     Document Type: Article

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