A possible effect of an intermediate depth intraslab earthquake on seismic cycles of interplate earthquakes at a subduction zone

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 553-561

  Kato, Naoyuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aseismic slip; Earthquake triggering; Friction; Seismic cycle; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

EID: 20544455507     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352516     Document Type: Article

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