Earthquake behavior of variable rupture-scale on active faults and application of the cascade-rupturing model

Acta Seismologica Sinica English Edition

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 404-416

  Xue ze, Wen ^a  

^a Seismological Bureau of Sichuan Province   (China)

Author keywords

Active fault; Cascade rupturing model; Earthquake strength; Probability; Rupture scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 17944379532     PISSN: 10009116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11589-001-0118-z     Document Type: Article

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