Earthquake focal mechanisms and stress field in Sichuan-Yunnan area determined using P wave polarity and short period P and S waveform data

Acta Seismologica Sinica English Edition

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 466-470

  Chen, Tian Chang ^a   Shigeki, Horiuchi ^b   Zheng, Si Hua ^c  

^a Seismological Bureau of Sichuan Province   (China)

^b National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention   (Japan)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

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EID: 17944378399     PISSN: 10009116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11589-001-0125-0     Document Type: Article

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