A Characteristic Change in Fractal Dimension Prior to the 2003 Tokachi-oki Earthquake (MJ=8.0), Hokkaido, Northern Japan

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 401-405

  Murase, Kei ^a  

^a HOT SPRINGS RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF KANAGAWA PREFECTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

fractal dimension; hypocenter distribution; precursory change; The 2003 Tokachi oki Earthquake

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE;

AICHI; ASIA; CHUBU; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; TOKAI [AICHI]; WORLD;

EID: 20544447866     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03353072     Document Type: Article

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