Seismicity of the Hellenic subduction zone in the area of western and central Crete observed by temporary local seismic networks

Tectonophysics

Volumn 383, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 149-169

  Meier, T ^a   Rische, M ^a   Endrun, B ^a   Vafidis, A ^b   Harjes, H P ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aegean; Hellenic subduction zone; Microseismicity; Seismogenic zones; Temporary local seismic networks

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; FOCAL MECHANISM; SEISMICITY; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

CRETE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 2542577006     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2004.02.004     Document Type: Article

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