Evidence for self-similar, triangular slip distributions on earthquakes: Implications for earthquake and fault mechanics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1-25

  Manighetti, I ^a,b   Campillo, M ^b   Sammis, C ^a   Mai, P M ^c   King, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; FAULT GEOMETRY; FAULT SLIP;

EID: 22944454186     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003174     Document Type: Review

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